List of French films of 1956

A list of films produced in France in 1956.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
And God Created Woman	Roger Vadim	Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jurgens	Drama
Babes a GoGo	Paul Mesnier	Jane Sourza, Raymond Souplex	Comedy
Bob le flambeur	Jean-Pierre Melville	Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey	Crime / drama
The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful	Pierre Gaspard-Huit	Brigitte Bardot, Louis Jourdan	Comedy
Bonjour sourire	Claude Sautet	Olga Thorel, Louis de Funès	Comedy
Comme un cheveu sur la soupe	Maurice Regamey	Louis de Funès, Noelle Adam	Comedy
Crime et châtiment	Georges Lampin	Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady	Crime drama	[1]
Deadlier Than the Male	Julien Duvivier	Jean Gabin, Daniele Delorme
Death in the Garden	Luis Buñuel	Simone Signoret, Charles Vanel	Drama
Elena and Her Men	Jean Renoir	Ingrid Bergman	Comedy / Drama
Gervaise	René Clément	Maria Schell, François Périer	Drama	Nominated for Oscar, +7 wins, +2 nom.
Honoré de Marseille	Maurice Régamey	Fernandel, Rellys, Andrex	Musical comedy	[2]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Jean Delanoy	Anthony Quinn, Gina Lollobrigida	Drama / Horror
If All the Guys in the World	Christian-Jaque	André Valmy	Adventure / Drama	3 wins
If Paris Were Told to Us	Sacha Guitry	Françoise Arnoul	Comedy / Drama
It Happened in Aden	Michel Boisrond	André Luguet, Jacques Dacqmine, Dany Robin	Comedy
L'homme aux clefs d'or	Léo Joannon	Pierre Fresnay, Annie Girardot	Comedy Drama	[3]
L'homme et l'enfant	Raoul André	Eddie Constantine, Juliette Gréco	Crime / comedy	[4]
La Bande à papa	Guy Lefranc	Fernand Raynaud, Louis de Funès	Comedy
La Traversée de Paris	Claude Autant-Lara	Jean Gabin, Bourvil	Comedy / Drama
Le Couturier de ces dames	Jean Boyer	Fernandel, Suzy Delair	Comedy	[5]
Le pays d'où je viens	Marcel Carné	Gilbert Becaud, Françoise Arnoul	Comedy	[6]
Le sang à la tête	Gilles Grangier	Jean Gabin, Renee Faure	Drama	[7]
A Man Escaped	Robert Bresson	François Leterrier	Adventure drama	Nominated for BAFTA, +2 wins, +1 nom.
Marie Antoinette Queen of France	Jean Delannoy	Michèle Morgan, Richard Todd	Historical	Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
Meeting in Paris	Georges Lampin	Robert Lamoureux, Betsy Blair	Comedy
Mémoires d'un flic	Pierre Foucaud, Andre Hunebelle	Michel Simon, Suzy Prim	Crime	[8]
Le Mystere Picasso	Henri-Georges Clouzot	Pablo Picasso	Documentary
Naughty Girl	Michel Boisrond	Brigitte Bardot	Musical
Pity for the Vamps	Jean Josipovici	Viviane Romance, Geneviève Kervine, Yves Vincent	Drama
Plucking the Daisy	Marc Allégret	Brigitte Bardot, Daniel Gélin	Comedy
The Red Balloon	Albert Lamorisse	Pascal Lamorisse	Fantasy (short)	Won Oscar, +3 wins
The Road to Paradise	Willi Forst, Hans Wolff	Georges Guétary, Christine Carère, Claude Farell	Comedy
Short Head	Norbert Carbonnaux	Fernand Gravey, Micheline Dax, Jean Richard	Comedy
The Silent World	Jacques-Yves Cousteau Louis Malle		Documentary	Won Oscar, +3 wins, +1 nomination
La Sorcière	André Michel	Marina Vladi	Drama	Entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival

See also

• 1956 in France
• 1956 in French television

References

1. http://www.filmsdefrance.com/review/crime-et-chatiment-1956.html
2. https://www.senscritique.com/film/Honore_de_Marseille/464045
3. http://www.filmsdefrance.com/review/l-homme-aux-clefs-d-or-1956.html
4. https://www.senscritique.com/film/L_Homme_et_l_Enfant/455928
5. http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a812637
6. http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b2be644
7. http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7662e2a4
8. https://www.senscritique.com/film/Memoires_d_un_flic/396060

External links

• French films of 1956 at the Internet Movie Database
• French films of 1956 at Cinema-francais.fr