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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Viva Italia! | Italian | I Nuovi mostri | Dino Risi , Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli |
| Japan | Empire of Passion | Japanese | 愛の亡霊 | Nagisa Oshima |
| Kuwait | The Wedding of Zein | Arabic | عرس الزين | Khalid Al Siddiq |
| Lebanon | Promise of Love | Armenian | Սիրո Խոստումը | Sarky Mouradian |
| Mexico | The Place Without Limits | Spanish | El Lugar sin límites | Arturo Ripstein |
| Netherlands | Pastorale 1943 | Dutch | Pastorale 1943 | Wim Verstappen |
| Poland | Death of a President | Polish | Smierc prezydenta | Jerzy Kawalerowicz |
| Soviet Union | White Bim Black Ear | Russian | Белый Бим Черное ухо | Stanislav Rostotsky |
| Yugoslavia | Occupation in 26 Pictures | Croatian, Italian | Okupacija u 26 slika | Lordan Zafranović |
| Spain | Somnambulists | Spanish | Sonámbulos | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón |