List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Submissions Submissions

| Country | Film_title_used_in_nomination | Language_ | Original_name | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany | Fabian | German | Fabian | Wolf Gremm |
| Hungary | Confidence | Hungarian | Bizalom | István Szabó |
| Iceland | Land and Sons | Icelandic | Land og synir | Ágúst Guðmundsson |
| India | Payal Ki Jhankaar | Hindi | पायल की झंकार | Satyen Bose |
| Israel | The Thin Line | Hebrew | על חבל דק | Michal Bat-Adam |
| Italy | A Leap in the Dark | Italian | Salto nel vuoto | Marco Bellocchio |
| Japan | Kagemusha | Japanese | 影武者 | Akira Kurosawa |
| Netherlands | In for Treatment | Dutch | Opname | Marja Kok and Erik van Zuylen |
| Norway | Life and Death | Norwegian | Liv og død | Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam |
| Poland | Olympics 40 | Polish | Olimpiada 40 | Andrzej Kotkowski |
| Portugal | Morning Undersea | Portuguese | Manhã Submersa | Lauro António |