List of French films of 1973

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A list of films produced in France in 1973.

Films

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
A Full Day's Work	Jean-Louis Trintignant	Jacques Dufilho, Luce Marquand	Comedy	^[1]
L'Affaire Crazy Capo	Patrick Jamain	Maurice Ronet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean Servais		French-Italian co-production^[2]
Los amantes de la isla del Diablo	Jesús Franco	Andres Resino, Genevieve Deloir, Dennis Price	Women-in-prison film	Spanish-French co-production^[3]
Amarcord	Federico Fellini	Bruno Zanin, Magali Noël, Pupella Maggio	Drama	Italian-French co-production^[4]^[5]
Anita: Swedish Nymphet	Torgny Wickman	Christina Lindberg, Stellan Skarsgård	Adult	Swedish-French co-production^[6]
Baba Yaga	Corrado Farina	Carroll Baker, Isabelle De Funès, George Eastman		Italian-French co-production^[7]^[8]
Bananes mécaniques	Jean-François Davy	Marie-Georges Pascal, Elisabeth Drancourt, Anne Libert	Sex comedy	French-West German co-production^[9]
Brothers Blue	Luigi Bazzoni	Guido Mannari, Tina Aumont, Jack Palance	Western	Italian-French co-production^[10]
The Burned Barns	Jean Chapot	Simone Signoret, Alain Delon, Paul Crauchet		^[11]
Can Dialectics Break Bricks?	René Viénet
Un capitan de quince aňos	Jesús Franco	José Manuel Marcos, Edmund Purdom, William Berger	Adventure	Spanish-French co-production^[12]
Chino	John Sturges, Diulio Coletti	Charles Bronson, Marcel Bozzuffi, Jill Ireland		Italian-Spanish-French co-production^[13]^[10]^[14]
Le complot	René Gainville	Michel Bouquet, Michel Duchaussoy, Raymond Pellegrin		French-Spanish-Italian co-production
Day for Night	François Truffaut	Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, François Truffaut		French-Italian co-production^[15]
The Day of the Jackal	Fred Zinnemann	Edward Fox, Michel Lonsdale, Alan Badel	Thriller	French-British co-production^[16]
Défense de savoir	Nadine Trintignant	Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Bouquet, Charles Denner		French-Italian co-production^[17]
The Demons	Jesús Franco	Anne Libert, Britt Nichols, Alberto Dalbés	Horror	Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production^[18]
La dernière bourrée à Paris	Raoul André	Francis Blanche, Roger Coggio, Annie Cordy	Comedy	^[19]
Le Dingue	Daniel Daërt	Michel Creton, Catherine Daërt, Christian Baltauss		^[20]
Dirty Weekend	Dino Risi	Marcello Mastroianni, Oliver Reed, Carole André		Italian-French co-production^[21]
The Dominici Affair	Claude Bernard-Aubert	Jean Gabin, Victor Lanoux, Paul Crauchet	Crime	French-Italian co-production^[22]
Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman	Roger Vadim	Brigitte Bardot, Maurice Ronet, Mathieu Carrière	Drama	French-Italian co-production^[23]
Les Ébranlées	Jesús Franco	Anne Libert, Doris Thomas, Howard Vernon	Drama	^[24]
L'emmerdeur	Édouard Molinaro	Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier	Comedy	French-Italian co-production^[25]
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein	Jesús Franco	Alberto Dalbés, Dennis Price, Howard Vernon	Horror	Spanish-French co-production^[26]
Escape to Nowhere	Claude Pinoteau	Lino Ventura, Leo Genn, Suzanne Flon, Robert Hardy, Lea Massari	Spy film, thriller	French-Italian co-production^[27]
Fantastic Planet	René Laloux		Science fiction	French-Czechoslovak co-production^[28]^[29]
Le Fils	Pierre Grannier-Deferre	Yves Montand, Lea Massari, Marcel Bozzuffi		French-Italian co-production^[30]
Flatfoot	Steno	Bud Spencer, Adalberto Maria Merli, Raymond Pellegrin		Italian-French co-production^[31]
Flesh for Frankenstein	Paul Morrissey	Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Monique van Vooren	Horror	Italian-French co-production^[32]^[33]
Forbidden Priests	Denys de La Patellière	Robert Hossein, Claude Jade	Drama	^[34]
Les Gants blancs du diable	László Szabó	Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Yves Afonso		^[35]
La Grande Bouffe	Marco Ferreri	Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Ugo Tognazzi	Comedy drama	French-Italian co-production^[36]
Happy New Year	Claude Lelouch	Lino Ventura, Francoise Fabian, Charles Gérard	Crime	French-Italian co-production^[37]
Here We Go Again, Eh Providence?	Alberto De Martino	Tomas Milian, Gregg Palmer, Carole Andre	Western	Italian-Spanish-French co-production^[14]
Home Sweet Home	Benoît Lamy	Claude Jade, Jacques Perrin, Ann Petersen	Drama	French-Belgian co-production^[38]
The Hostages	Édouard Molinaro	Daniel Cauchy, Bulle Ogier, Gilles Ségal		French-Italian co-production^[39]
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu	André Cayatte	Annie Girardot, Bernard Fresson, Michel Bouquet	Thriller	French-Italian co-production^[40]
Immoral Tales	Walerian Borowczyk	Lise Danvers, Paloma Picasso, Fabrice Luchini		^[41]^[42]
The Iron Rose	Jean Rollin	Françoise Pascal, Hugues Quester, Nathalie Perrey	Horror	^[43]
L'Insolent	Jean-Claude Roy	Henry Silva, Andre Pousse, Philippe Clay		^[44]
Killing in the Sun	Daniel Vigne	Michel Constantin, Marcel Bozzuffi, Nicole Calfan	Crime	French-Italian co-production^[45]
Lucky Luciano	Francesco Rosi	Gian Maria Volonté, Rod Steiger, Edmond O'Brien	Crime	Italian-French co-production^[46]
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob	Gérard Oury	Louis de Funès, Marcel Dalio, Claude Giraud	Comedy	French-Italian co-production^[47]
Le Magnifique	Philippe de Broca	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio Caprioli	Comedy	French-Italian co-production^[48]
Massacre in Rome	George Pan Cosmatos	Richard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKern	War	Italian-French co-production^[49]
Le mataf	Serge Leroy	Michel Constantin, Adolfo Celi, Georges Geret		French-Italian co-production^[50]
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony	Michele Lupo	Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco, Edwige Fenech		Italian-French co-production^[51]
The Mother and the Whore	Jean Eustache	Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun, Bernadette Lafont	Drama	^[52]
My Name Is Nobody	Tonino Valerii	Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, Jean Martin		Italian-French-West German co-production^[53]^[54]
Night Flight from Moscow	Henri Verneuil	Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde	Spy film	French-Italian-West German co-production^[55]
Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to?	Robert Lamoureux	Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Aldo Maccione	Comedy	French-Italian co-production^[56]
The Nun and the Devil	Domenico Paolella	Claudia Gravy, Muriel Catala, Anne Heywood	Drama	Italian-French co-production^[57]
Un officier de police sans importance	Jean Larriaga	Marc Porel, Robert Hossein, Julien Negulesco	Crime	^[58]
Oh, If Only My Monk Would Want	Claude Pierson	Jean-Marie Proslier, Gilles Latulippe, Marcel Sabourin	Sex comedy	French-Canadian coproduction^[59]
Papillon	Franklin J. Schaffner	Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman	—N/a	American-French co-production^[60]
The Pelican	Gérard Blain	Gérard Blain, Dominique Ravix, Daniel Sarky	Drama	^[61]
A Rare Bird	Jean-Claude Brialy	Barbara, Pierre Bertin, Anny Duperey	Comedy	^[62]
Revolver	Sergio Sollima	Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi, Paola Pitagora	Crime	Italian-French-West German co-production^[63]
Salut, voleurs!	Frank Cassenti	Jacques Higelin, László Szabó, Anout Ferjac		^[64]
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye	Antonio Margheriti	Jane Birkin, Hiram Keller, Venantino Venantini		Italian-West German-French co-production^[65]
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac	Jesús Franco	Howard Vernon, Doris Thomas, Anne Libert	Drama	^[66]
The Society of the Spectacle	Guy Debord		Experimental documentary
Le Solitaire	Alain Brunet	Hardy Kruger, Raymond Pellegrin, Georges Geret		French-West German co-production^[67]
Themroc	Claude Faraldo	Michel Piccoli, Béatrice Romand, Jeanne Herviale	Comedy	French-Italian co-production^[68]
Tony Arzenta	Duccio Tessari	Alain Delon, Richard Conte, Carla Gravina	—N/a	Italian-French co-production^[69]
Two Men Against the Law	José Giovanni	Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, Michel Bouquet	Drama	French-Italian co-production^[70]
Vivre ensemble	Anna Karina	Anna Karina, Michel Lancelot, Viviane Blassel	Drama	^[71]
Les Volets clos	Jean-Claude Brialy	Marie Bell, Jacques Charrier, Catherine Rouvel		^[72]
Les Voraces	Sergio Gobbi	Helmut Berger, Francoise Fabian, Paul Meurisse	Crime	French-Italian co-production^[73]
Wedding in Blood	Claude Chabrol	Stéphane Audran, Michel Piccoli, Claude Piéplu	Crime	French-Italian co-production^[74]
White Fang	Lucio Fulci	Franco Nero, Virna Lisi, Fernando Rey	Western	Italian-Spanish-French co-production^[75]
Without Warning	Bruno Gantillon	Maurie Ronet, Mario Adorf, Bruno Cremer		French-Italian co-production^[76]

Footnotes

Erickson.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 153.
Thrower 2015, pp. 294–295.
BFI.
BFI 2014.
BFI 2009.
Curti 2016a, p. 136.
Curti 2016a, p. 138.
BFI 2014c.
Grant 2011, p. 463.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 184.
Thrower 2015, pp. 306–307.
Bifi.fr.
Grant 2011, p. 464.
Bifi.fr 2016.
Rasmussen.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 164.
Thrower 2015, pp. 302–303.
Bifi.fr 2026c.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 173.
Curti 2013, pp. 80–81.
Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 155–156.
Fountain 2023.
Thrower 2015, pp. 310–311.
Erickson 2012a.
Thrower 2015, pp. 296–297.
Fountain 2012.
BFI 2009a.
Erickson 2014.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 176.
Curti 2013, p. 82.
Marx.
Curti 2017, pp. 80–81.
Fountain 2013.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 182.
Firsching 2012.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 161.
AllMovie 2022.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 179.
Fountain 2014a.
Bifi.fr 2012a.
BFI 2012a.
Firsching 2013a.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 190.
Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 187–188.
Brenner.
Erickson 2013.
Brennan 2016.
Brenner 2013.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 192.
Curti 2013, p. 91.
Charney.
Curti 2016, p. 86.
Curti 2016, p. 198.
Brennan 2016c.
Fountain 2012b.
Fountain 2014d.
Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 197–198.
Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ah! Si mon moine voulait… – Film de Claude Pierson". Films du Québec, December 31, 2008.
BFI 2009b.
Fountain 2013b.
Fountain 2024.
Curti 2013, p. 75.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 199.
Curti 2017, p. 93.
Thrower 2015, pp. 313–314.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 202.
Fountain 2012d.
Curti 2013, p. 72.
Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 167–168.
Fountain 2014.
Bifi.fr 2025.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 205.
Curti & Lafond 2026, pp. 194–195.
Grant 2011, p. 465.
Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 200.

References

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External links

French films of 1973 at the Internet Movie Database
French films of 1973 at Cinema-francais.fr

List of French films of 1973

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See also

Footnotes

References

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