A list of films produced in France in 1956.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes The Adventures of Gil Blas René Jolivet, Ricardo Muñoz Suay Georges Marchal, Barbara Laage, Susana Canales Adventure Co-production with Spain And God Created Woman Roger Vadim Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jurgens, Marie Glory Crime Babes a GoGo Paul Mesnier Jane Sourza, Raymond Souplex, Louis de Funès Comedy The Babes in the Secret Service Raoul André Claudine Dupuis, Louise Carletti, Tilda Thamar Comedy Baratin Jean Stelli Roger Nicolas, Ginette Baudin, Sylvia Lopez Musical Blood to the Head Gilles Grangier Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur, Claude Sylvain Crime Bob le flambeur Jean-Pierre Melville Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy Crime The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful Pierre Gaspard-Huit Brigitte Bardot, Louis Jourdan, Micheline Presle Comedy Bonjour sourire Claude Sautet Olga Thorel, Louis de Funès Comedy The Carrots Are Cooked Robert Vernay Jane Sourza, Raymond Souplex Comedy The Country I Come From Marcel Carné Gilbert Becaud, Françoise Arnoul Comedy musical romance Crime et châtiment Georges Lampin Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady Crime Daddy's Gang Guy Lefranc Fernand Raynaud, Louis de Funès Comedy Deadlier Than the Male Julien Duvivier Jean Gabin, Daniele Delorme Crime Death in the Garden Luis Buñuel Simone Signoret, Charles Vanel Drama Diamond Machine Pierre Chevalier Eddie Constantine, Maria Frau, François Perrot Crime Co-production with Italy Don Juan John Berry Fernandel, Carmen Sevilla, Roland Armontel Historical comedy Co-production with Italy and Spain Elena and Her Men Jean Renoir Ingrid Bergman Comedy drama Fernand Cowboy Guy Lefranc Fernand Raynaud, Noël Roquevert, Nadine Tallier Comedy western Fernandel the Dressmaker Jean Boyer Fernandel, Suzy Delair, Fred Pasquali Comedy Forgive Us Our Trespasses Robert Hossein Marina Vlady, Pierre Vaneck, Giani Esposito Drama The Gangsters Carlo Rim Eddie Constantine, Noël-Noël, Jean Richard, Yves Robert Comedy crime Gervaise René Clément Maria Schell, François Périer Drama historical Nominated for Oscar, +7 wins, +2 nom. Goubbiah, mon amour Robert Darène Jean Marais, Kerima, Delia Scala Adventure drama Co-production wit Italy Guilty? Edmond T. Gréville John Justin, Barbara Laage, Donald Wolfit Crime Co-production with United Kingdom Honoré de Marseille Maurice Régamey Fernandel Comedy, Musical The Hunchback of Notre Dame Jean Delanoy Anthony Quinn, Gina Lollobrigida Horror If All the Guys in the World Christian-Jaque André Valmy, Jean Gaven, Marc Cassot, Georges Poujouly, Doudou Babet Adventure If Paris Were Told to Us Sacha Guitry Françoise Arnoul Comedy / Drama The Indiscreet Raoul André Frank Villard, Nicole Berger, Dany Carrel, Louise Carletti Comedy In the Manner of Sherlock Holmes Henri Lepage Henri Vilbert, Claude Sylvain, Michel Ardan Crime It Happened in Aden Michel Boisrond André Luguet, Jacques Dacqmine, Dany Robin Comedy Je reviendrai à Kandara Victor Vicas François Périer, Daniel Gélin, Bella Darvi Drama La Traversée de Paris Claude Autant-Lara Jean Gabin, Bourvil Comedy / Drama Les Assassins du dimanche Alex Joffé Barbara Laage, Dominique Wilms, Jean-Marc Thibault, Paul Frankeur Drama The Light Across the Street Georges Lacombe Raymond Pellegrin, Roger Pigaut, Brigitte Bardot Crime Maigret Leads the Investigation Stany Cordier Maurice Manson, Peter Walker, Michel André, Svetlana Pitoëff Crime Man and Child Raoul André Eddie Constantine, Juliette Gréco Crime Co-production with Italy A Man Escaped Robert Bresson François Leterrier Adventure drama Nominated for BAFTA, +2 wins, +1 nom. Mannequins of Paris André Hunebelle Madeleine Robinson, Ivan Desny, Mischa Auer Drama The Man with the Golden Keys Léo Joannon Pierre Fresnay, Annie Girardot Crime Marie Antoinette Queen of France Jean Delannoy Michèle Morgan, Richard Todd Historical Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival Meeting in Paris Georges Lampin Robert Lamoureux, Betsy Blair Comedy Memories of a Cop Pierre Foucaud, Andre Hunebelle Michel Simon, Suzy Prim Crime Michel Strogoff Carmine Gallone Curd Jürgens, Geneviève Page, Sylva Koscina Adventure Co-production with Italy Miss Catastrophe Dimitri Kirsanoff Sophie Desmarets, Philippe Nicaud, Louis Seigner, Armand Bernard Comedy Missing Persons Section Pierre Chenal Nicole Maurey, Maurice Ronet Crime Co-production with Argentina My Priest Among the Poor Henri Diamant-Berger Yves Deniaud, Raymond Bussières, Arletty Comedy The Mystery of Picasso Henri-Georges Clouzot Pablo Picasso Documentary Naughty Girl Michel Boisrond Brigitte Bardot Musical Paris, Palace Hotel Henri Verneuil Charles Boyer, Françoise Arnoul, Tilda Thamar Comedy Co-production with Italy People of No Importance Henri Verneuil Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul Drama Pity for the Vamps Jean Josipovici Viviane Romance, Geneviève Kervine, Yves Vincent Drama Plucking the Daisy Marc Allégret Daniel Gélin, Brigitte Bardot Comedy The Red Balloon Albert Lamorisse Pascal Lamorisse Fantasy (short) Won Oscar, +3 wins The Road to Paradise Willi Forst, Hans Wolff Georges Guétary, Christine Carère, Claude Farell Comedy Short Head Norbert Carbonnaux Fernand Gravey, Micheline Dax, Jean Richard Comedy The Silent World Jacques-Yves CousteauLouis Malle Documentary Won Oscar, +3 wins, +1 nomination La Sorcière André Michel Marina Vladi Horror Entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival;Co-production with Sweden Suspicion Pierre Billon Anne Vernon, Frank Villard, Dora Doll Crime The Terror with Women Jean Boyer Noël-Noël, Jacqueline Gauthier, Yves Robert Comedy This is Called Dawn Luis Buñuel Georges Marchal, Lucia Bosè Crime Co-production with Italy Tides of Passion Jean Stelli Etchika Choureau, Jean Danet, Dora Doll Drama Co-production with Italy Tonight the Skirts Fly Dimitri Kirsanoff Sophie Desmarets, Brigitte Auber, Jean Chevrier, Anne Vernon Action, Comedy, Drama The Wagas of Sin Denys de La Patellière Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Pascal, Jeanne Moreau Drama Walk Into Paradise Marcello Pagliero, Lee Robinson Chips Rafferty, Francoise Christophe, Reg Lye, Pierre Cressoy, Sergeant Major Somu, District Officer Fred Kaad, Captain Richard Davis Adventure Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival; Co-production with Australian The Whole Town Accuses Claude Boissol Jean Marais, Etchika Choureau, Noël Roquevert Comedy drama Zaza René Gaveau Lilo, Maurice Teynac, Robert Dalban Drama
See also 1956 in France 1956 in French television
References
External links French films of 1956 at the Internet Movie Database French films of 1956 at Cinema-francais.fr