# The best French films of the 1960s

Le Trou, Monsieur Gangster, Army of Shadows, Cléo from 5 to 7, Le Deuxième Souffle and Z: the French productions of the 1960s rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.

- 22 votes · 15 items
- Oct 13, 2023 · celine_episode
- https://even.best/en/l/4687/the-best-french-films-of-the-1960s

## Top 15

1. **Le Trou (1960)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Jacques Becker. Four prisoners dig a tunnel out of La Santé.
2. **Army of Shadows (1969)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Jean-Pierre Melville. The Resistance, from Joseph Kessel's novel.
3. **The 317th Platoon (1965)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Pierre Schoendoerffer. A platoon in retreat in Indochina.
4. **Monsieur Gangster (1963)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Georges Lautner. Michel Audiard's dialogue, Lino Ventura and Bernard Blier.
5. **The Seventh Juror (1962)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Georges Lautner. Bernard Blier as a juror who is also the killer.
6. **Z (1969)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Costa-Gavras. The assassination of a Greek MP. Foreign-language Oscar.
7. **The President (1961)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Henri Verneuil. Jean Gabin as a former prime minister.
8. **The Truth (1960)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Henri-Georges Clouzot. Brigitte Bardot on trial for murder.
9. **Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Jean-Pierre Melville. Lino Ventura as an escaped gangster.
10. **Eyes Without a Face (1960)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Georges Franju. A surgeon and his daughter's face.
11. **Fortunat (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Alex Joffé. Bourvil and Michèle Morgan under the Occupation.
12. **Les Risques du métier (1967)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — André Cayatte. Jacques Brel as a falsely accused teacher.
13. **The Sicilian Clan (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Henri Verneuil. Gabin, Delon and Ventura.
14. **This Man Must Die (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Claude Chabrol. A father hunts the hit-and-run driver who killed his son.
15. **Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Agnès Varda. Two hours in Paris waiting for a diagnosis.

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