# List of French films of 1940

A list of films produced in France in 1940:

## A-L

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Apres Mein Kampf, Mes Crimes | Alexandre Ryder | Roger Karl, Line Noro | War drama | |
| Beating Heart | Henri Decoin | Danielle Darrieux, Claude Dauphin, André Luguet | Comedy drama | |
| Bécassine | Pierre Caron | Max Dearly, Paulette Dubost, Annie France | Comedy | |
| The Blue Danube | Emil E. Reinert, Alfred Rode | Madeleine Sologne, José Noguéro, Marguerite Moreno | Drama | |
| Camp Thirteen | Jacques Constant | Alice Field, Gabriel Gabrio | Drama | |
| La Comédie du bonheur | Marcel L'Herbier | Michel Simon, Ramon Novarro, Jacqueline Delubac | Comedy | Co-production with Italy |
| Cristobal's Gold | Jean Stelli, Jacques Becker | Charles Vanel, Conchita Montenegro, Albert Préjean | Drama | |
| Diamant Noir | Jean Delannoy | Louise Carletti, Charles Vanel | Drama | |
| Facing Destiny | Henri Fescourt | Jules Berry, George Rigaud, Josseline Gaël | Spy drama | |
| The Emigrant | Léo Joannon | Edwige Feuillère, Jean Chevrier, Georges Lannes | Comedy | |
| Espoirs...(Le Champ maudit) | Willy Rozier | Constant Remy, Pierre Larquey | | |
| False Alarm | Jacques de Baroncelli | Lucien Baroux, Micheline Presle, Josephine Baker | Comedy drama | |
| Faut ce qu’il faut | René Pujol | Pierre Larquey, Marguerite Pierry | Comedy drama | AKA Monsieur Bibi |
| Feu de paille | Jean-Benoît Lévy | | | |
| Finance Noire | Félix Gandéra | | | |
| Hangman's Noose | Léon Mathot | Jacqueline Delubac, Andre Luguet, Annie Vernay | Mystery | |
| Ils Etaient cinq Permissionnaires | Pierre Caron | Armand Bernard, Ginette Leclerc | | |
| L'An quarante | Fernand Rivers | Josseline Gael, Marcelle Praince | | |
| L’empreinte du dieu | Léonide Moguy | Pierre Blanchar, Annie Ducaux | | |
| La Comedie du Bonheur | Marcel l'Herbier | Michel Simon, Ramon Novarro | Comedy | |
| Love Cavalcade | Raymond Bernard | Simone Simon, Claude Dauphin, Michel Simon | Drama | |

## M-Z

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre |
| The Man from Niger | Jacques de Baroncelli | Victor Francen, Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux | Drama |
| The Man Who Seeks the Truth | Alexander Esway | Raimu, Yvette Lebon, Jacqueline Delubac | Comedy |
| The Marvelous Night | Jean-Paul Paulin | Fernandel, Charles Vanel, Janine Darcey | Comedy |
| Miquette | Jean Boyer | Lilian Harvey, Lucien Baroux, André Lefaur | Comedy |
| The Mondesir Heir | Albert Valentin | Fernandel, Elvire Popesco, Jules Berry | Comedy |
| Monsieur Hector | Maurice Cammage | Fernandel, Denise Grey, Raymond Rognoni | Comedy |
| Musicians of the Sky | Georges Lacombe | Michèle Morgan, Michel Simon, René Lefèvre | Drama |
| Narcisse | Ayres d'Aguiar | Rellys, Paul Azaïs, Monique Rolland | Comedy |
| Nightclub Hostess | Albert Valentin | Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil, Gisèle Préville | Drama |
| Night in December | Curtis Bernhardt | Pierre Blanchar, Renée Saint-Cyr, Jean Tissier | Drama |
| Paradise Lost | Abel Gance | Fernand Gravey, Elvire Popesco, Micheline Presle | War drama |
| Paris-New York | Yves Mirande | Gaby Morlay, Michel Simon, Claude Dauphin | Comedy |
| President Haudecoeur | Jean Dréville | Harry Baur, Betty Stockfeld, Marguerite Deval | Comedy |
| Radio Surprises | Marcel Aboulker | Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard, Grégoire Aslan | Revue |
| Sarajevo | Max Ophüls | Edwige Feuillère, John Lodge, Aimé Clariond | Historical |
| Serenade | Jean Boyer | Lilian Harvey, Louis Jouvet, Bernard Lancret | Historical |
| Sing Anyway | Pierre Caron | Annie Vernay, Paul Cambo, Noël Roquevert | Comedy |
| Soyez les Bienvenus | Jacques de Baroncelli | Gabrielle Dorziat, Simone Berriau | Comedy |
| They Were Twelve Women | Georges Lacombe | Gaby Morlay, Françoise Rosay, Micheline Presle | Comedy |
| Threats | Edmond T. Gréville | Mireille Balin, Ginette Leclerc, Erich von Stroheim | Drama |
| Thunder Over Paris | Dominique Bernard-Deschamps | Arletty, Marcel Dalio, Erich von Stroheim | Drama |
| Tobias Is an Angel | Yves Allégret | Pierre Brasseur, Janine Darcey, Pauline Carton | Comedy |
| Two Women | Léonide Moguy | Pierre Blanchar, Annie Ducaux, Ginette Leclerc | Drama |
| Un chapeau de paille d'Italie | Maurice Cammage | Fernandel, Fernand Charpin | Comedy |
| Vingt-Quatre Heures de Perm | Maurice Cloche | Jorge Rigaud, Blanchette Brunoy | |
| Volpone | Maurice Tourneur | Harry Baur, Louis Jouvet | Drama |
| The Well-Digger's Daughter | Marcel Pagnol | Raimu, Fernandel, Josette Day | Romantic Comedy |