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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | A Simple Story | French | Une histoire simple | Claude Sautet |
| West Germany | The Tin Drum | German | Die Blechtrommel | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Hong Kong | Raining in the Mountain | Chinese | 空山灵雨 | King Hu |
| Hungary | Angi Vera | Hungarian | Angi Vera | Pál Gábor |
| Israel | Moments | Hebrew, French | רגעים | Michal Bat-Adam |
| Italy | To Forget Venice | Italian | Dimenticare Venezia | Franco Brusati |
| Japan | Gassan | Japanese | 月山 | Tetsutaro Murano |
| Netherlands | A Woman Like Eve | Dutch | Een Vrouw als Eva | Nouchka van Brakel |
| Poland | The Maids of Wilko | Polish | Panny z Wilka | Andrzej Wajda |
| Spain | Mama Turns A Hundred | Spanish | Mamá cumple cien años | Carlos Saura |
| Sweden | A Respectable Life | Swedish | Ett Anständigt liv | Stefan Jarl |