List of submissions to the 51st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Submissions Submissions

| Country | Film_title_used_in_nomination | Language_ | Original_name | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | The Lyre of Delight | Portuguese | A Lira do Delírio | Walter Lima, Jr. |
| Cuba | Viva el Presidente | Spanish | El Recurso del método | Miguel Littín |
| Czechoslovakia | Nick Carter in Prague | Czech | Adéla ještě nevečeřela | Oldřich Lipský |
| Denmark | Me and Charly | Danish | Mig og Charly | Morten Arnfred and Henning Kristiansen |
| France | Get Out Your Handkerchiefs | French | Préparez vos mouchoirs | Bertrand Blier |
| West Germany | The Glass Cell | German | Die Gläserne Zelle | Hans W. Geißendörfer |
| Hungary | Hungarians | Hungarian | Magyarok | Zoltán Fábri |
| India | The Chess Players | Hindi, Urdu | Shatranj Ke Khilari शतरंज के खिलाड़ी | Satyajit Ray |
| Israel | Lemon Popsicle | Hebrew | אסקימו לימון | Boaz Davidson |