List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Submissions Submissions

| Country | Film_title_used_in_nomination | Language_ | Original_name | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | The Island | Spanish | La Isla | Alejandro Doria |
| Austria | Tales from the Vienna Woods | German | Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald | Maximilian Schell |
| Belgium | Woman in a Twilight Garden | Dutch | Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf | André Delvaux |
| Bulgaria | The Barrier | Bulgarian | Бариерата | Christo Christov |
| Canada | A Scream from Silence | French | Mourir à tue-tête | Anne Claire Poirier |
| China | Effendi | Chinese | 阿凡提 | Lang Xiao |
| Czechoslovakia | Those Wonderful Men With A Crank | Czech | Báječní muži s klikou | Jiří Menzel |
| Denmark | Johnny Larsen | Danish | Johnny Larsen | Morten Arnfred |
| Egypt | Alexandria... Why? | Arabic | إسكندرية... ليه؟ | Youssef Chahine |