# List of French films of 1951

A list of films produced in France in 1951.

## A-L

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Adele's Gift | Émile Couzinet | Marguerite Pierry, Lilo, Charles Dechamps | Comedy | |
| Adhémar | Fernandel | Fernandel, Jacqueline Pagnol, Meg Lemonnier | Comedy | |
| Alone in Paris | Hervé Bromberger | Bourvil, Magali Noël, Yvette Etiévant | Comedy drama | |
| Amazing Monsieur Fabre | Henri Diamant-Berger | Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette, André Randall | Comedy drama | |
| Andalusia | Robert Vernay | Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla, Arlette Poirier | Musical | Co-production with Spain |
| Atoll K | Léo Joannon | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair | Comedy | Co-production with Italy |
| The Beautiful Image | Claude Heymann | Frank Villard, Françoise Christophe, Pierre Larquey | Drama | |
| Beautiful Love | François Campaux | Giselle Pascal, António Vilar, Odile Versois | Drama | |
| Bernard and the Lion | Robert Dhéry | Gérard Calvi, René Dupuy, Capucine | Comedy | |
| Bibi Fricotin | Marcel Blistène | Maurice Baquet, Colette Darfeuil, Alexandre Rignault | Comedy | |
| The Billionaire Tramp | Hervé Bromberger | Henri Guisol, Jacqueline Gauthier, Raymond Pellegrin | Comedy | |
| Bluebeard | Christian-Jaque | Hans Albers, Cécile Aubry, Lina Carstens | Comedy | Co-production with West Germany and Switzerland |
| Bouquet of Joy | Maurice Cam | Charles Trenet, Tilda Thamar, Jean Lefebvre | Comedy | |
| The Cape of Hope | Raymond Bernard | Edwige Feuillère, Frank Villard, Jean Debucourt | Drama | Co-production with Italy |
| Captain Ardant | André Zwoboda | Yves Vincent, Renée Saint-Cyr, Roland Toutain | Adventure | |
| Casabianca | Georges Péclet | Pierre Dudan, Gérard Landry, Alain Terrane | War | |
| The Case of Doctor Galloy | Maurice Boutel | Jean-Pierre Kérien, Henri Rollan, Suzy Prim | Drama | |
| Clara de Montargis | Henri Decoin | Ludmilla Tchérina, Michel François, Louis Seigner | Drama | |
| Come Down, Someone Wants You | Jean Laviron | Noëlle Norman, Daniel Clérice, Paulette Dubost | Comedy | |
| The Convict | Willy Rozier | Lucien Nat, Lili Bontemps, Juliette Faber | Drama | |
| Coq en pâte | Charles-Félix Tavano | Jacqueline Gauthier, Maurice Escande, Annette Poivre | Comedy | |
| Dakota 308 | Jacques Daniel-Norman | Suzy Carrier, Jean Pâqui, Louis Seigner | Crime | |
| Darling Caroline | Richard Pottier | Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine, Marie Déa | Historical | |
| The Darling of His Concierge | René Jayet | Jean Parédès, André Gabriello, Paulette Dubost | Comedy | |
| Deburau | Sacha Guitry | Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi, Robert Seller | Biopic | |
| Diary of a Country Priest | Robert Bresson | Claude Laydu, Adrien Borel, Nicole Maurey | Drama | 5 wins & 2 nominations |
| Dirty Hands | Fernand Rivers | Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélin, Claude Nollier | Drama | |
| Dr. Knock | Guy Lefranc | Louis Jouvet, Jean Brochard, Pierre Renoir | Comedy | |
| Edward and Caroline | Jacques Becker | Daniel Gélin, Anne Vernon, Elina Labourdette | Comedy | |
| Gigolo | Roger Richebé | Arletty, Pierre Dux, Nicole Courcel | Drama | |
| Good Enough to Eat | Raoul André | Gaby Morlay, Louise Carletti, Serge Reggiani | Comedy | |
| Great Man | Yves Ciampi | Pierre Fresnay, Renée Devillers, Claire Duhamel | Drama | |
| Guilty? | Yvan Noé | Raymond Pellegrin, Junie Astor, André Le Gall | Mystery | |
| His Last Twelve Hours | Luigi Zampa | Jean Gabin, Mariella Lotti, Elli Parvo | Drama | Co-production with Italy |
| Juliette, or Key of Dreams | Marcel Carné | Gérard Philipe, Suzanne Cloutier, René Génin | Drama | Entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival |
| The King of Camelots | André Berthomieu | Robert Lamoureux, Colette Ripert, Yves Deniaud | Comedy | |
| Life Is a Game | Raymond Leboursier | Rellys, Jacqueline Delubac, Jimmy Gaillard | Comedy | |
| Love and Desire | Henri Decoin | Martine Carol, António Vilar, Carmen Sevilla | Drama | Co-production with Spain |
| The Lovers of Bras-Mort | Marcello Pagliero | Nicole Courcel, Frank Villard, Henri Génès | Drama | |

## M-Z

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Mammy | Jean Stelli | Gaby Morlay, Pierre Larquey, Françoise Arnoul | Drama | |
| Maria of the End of the World | Jean Stelli | Paul Meurisse, Jacques Berthier, Marcel Delaître | Drama | |
| Miracles Only Happen Once | Yves Allégret | Alida Valli, Jean Marais, Marcelle Arnold | Drama | Co-production with Italy |
| Monsieur Fabre | Henri Diamant-Berger | Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette, André Randall | Comedy | |
| Monsieur Octave | Maurice Boutel | Pierre Larquey, Marcel Pérès, Irène de Trebert | Comedy | |
| The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | Christian Stengel | Françoise Arnoul, Jacqueline Gauthier, Paul Bernard | Comedy | |
| Moumou | René Jayet | Robert Murzeau, Nathalie Nattier, Jeannette Batti | Comedy | |
| Mr. Peek-a-Boo | Jean Boyer | Bourvil, Joan Greenwood, Marcelle Arnold | Comedy | |
| Music in the Head | Georges Combret, Claude Orval | Jacques Hélian, Jimmy Gaillard, Colette Deréal | Musical | |
| My Seal and Them | Pierre Billon | Marie Daëms, François Périer, Jeanne Fusier-Gir | Comedy | |
| My Wife Is Formidable | André Hunebelle | Fernand Gravey, Louis de Funès | Comedy | |
| Never Two Without Three | André Berthomieu | Roger Nicolas, Marthe Mercadier, Alice Tissot | Comedy | |
| The Night Is My Kingdom | Georges Lacombe | Jean Gabin, Simone Valère, Gérard Oury | Drama | |
| Nightclub | Alfred Rode | Claudine Dupuis, Louis Seigner, Junie Astor | Musical crime | |
| Olivia | Jacqueline Audry | Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Suzanne Dehelly | Drama | |
| Paris Still Sings | Pierre Montazel | Lucien Baroux, Madeleine Lebeau, Clément Duhour | Musical | |
| Paris Vice Squad | Hervé Bromberger | Odette Barencey, Robert Berri | Crime thriller | |
| The Passage of Venus | Maurice Gleize | Pierre Larquey, Blanchette Brunoy, Annette Poivre | Comedy | |
| The Passerby | Henri Calef | Henri Vidal, Maria Mauban | Drama | |
| Passion | Georges Lampin | Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour, Paul Frankeur | Drama | |
| Piédalu in Paris | Jean Loubignac | Félix Oudart, Nathalie Nattier, Armand Bernard | Comedy | |
| Poison | Sacha Guitry | Michel Simon, Marcelle Arnold | Comedy drama | |
| The Prettiest Sin in the World | Gilles Grangier | Georges Marchal, Dany Robin, Marthe Mercadier | Romantic comedy | |
| The Real Culprit | Pierre Thévenard | Raymond Souplex, Philippe Lemaire, Jean Davy | Crime | |
| The Red Inn | Claude Autant-Lara | Fernandel, Françoise Rosay, Julien Carette | Comedy crime | |
| The Red Needle | Emil-Edwin Reinert | Michel Auclair, Michèle Philippe, Jean Marchat | Drama | |
| The Red Rose | Marcello Pagliero | Françoise Arnoul, Yves Deniaud, Dora Doll | Comedy | |
| Rendezvous in Grenada | Richard Pottier | Luis Mariano, Nicole Maurey, Jean Tissier | Musical | |
| The River | Jean Renoir | Esmond Knight, Nora Swinburne, Arthur Shields | Romantic drama | Nominated for 2 BAFTA, 1+ win, +1 nom. |
| Rome-Paris-Rome | Luigi Zampa | Aldo Fabrizi, Sophie Desmarets, Peppino De Filippo | Comedy | Co-production with Italy |
| Rue des Saussaies | Ralph Habib | Anne Vernon, Maurice Régamey, Aimé Clariond | Crime | |
| Savage Triangle | Jean Delannoy | Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard, Henri Vilbert | Drama | |
| Serenade to the Executioner | Jean Stelli | Paul Meurisse, Tilda Thamar, Antonin Berval | Crime | |
| Shadow and Light | Henri Calef | Simone Signoret, María Casares | Drama | |
| Sins of Madeleine | Henri Lepage | Madeleine Lebeau, Henri Vilbert | Drama | |
| Skipper Next to God | Louis Daquin | Pierre Brasseur, Loleh Bellon, Jean-Pierre Grenier | Drama | |
| The Sleepwalker | Maurice Labro | Fernandel, Andrex, Gaby André | Comedy | |
| The Straw Lover | Gilles Grangier | Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gaby Sylvia | Comedy | |
| The Strange Madame X | Jean Grémillon | Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal | Drama | |
| Sweet Madness | Jean-Paul Paulin | Marthe Mercadier, André Gabriello, Frédéric Duvallès | Comedy | |
| That Rascal Anatole | Émile Couzinet | Frédéric Duvallès, Armand Bernard, Daniel Sorano | Comedy | |
| Tomorrow We Get Divorced | Louis Cuny | Sophie Desmarets, Jean Desailly, Armand Bernard | Comedy | |
| Topaze | Marcel Pagnol | Fernandel, Hélène Perdrière, Marcel Vallée | Comedy | |
| The Two Girls | Maurice de Canonge | Léo Marjane, Suzy Prim | Drama | |
| Two Pennies Worth of Violets | Jean Anouilh | Dany Robin, Georges Baconnet, Madeleine Barbulée | Drama | |
| Under the Sky of Paris | Julien Duvivier | Brigitte Auber, Paul Frankeur | Drama | |
| Victor | Claude Heymann | Jean Gabin, Françoise Christophe | Drama | |
| Village Feud | Henri Verneuil | Fernandel, Maria Mauban, Andrex | Comedy | |
| The Voyage to America | Henri Lavorel | Pierre Fresnay, Yvonne Printemps, Jean Brochard | Comedy | |
| Without Leaving an Address | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Bernard Blier, Danièle Delorme | Comedy | Won the Golden Bear at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival |
| Young Love | Guy Lefranc | Louis Jouvet, Dany Robin, Daniel Gélin | Drama | |