List of French films of 1978

A list of films produced in France in 1978.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Bye Bye Monkey Marco Ferreri Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco Comedy drama Italian–French co-production[1]
Dossier 51 Michel Deville François Marthouret, Daniel Mesguich, Philippe Rouleau Thriller [2]
Empire of Passion Nagisa Oshima Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tatsuya Fuji, Takahiro Tamura Drama French–Japanese co-production[3]
Enfantasme Sergio Gobbi Agostina Belli, Stefano Satta Flores — Italian–French co-production[4]
Fedora Billy Wilder Marthe Keller, William Holden, Hildegard Knef West German–French co-production[5]
Fire's Share Étienne Périer Michel Piccoli, Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin — [6]
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs Bertrand Blier Gérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Carole Laure Comedy Belgian–French co-production[7]
The Green Room François Truffaut Jean Dasté, François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye Drama [8]
The Guardian Angel (L'Ange gardien) Jacques Fournier Margaret Trudeau, André Falcon, Francis Lemaire Romantic comedy
Je suis timide... mais je me soigne Pierre Richard Pierre Richard, Aldo Maccione, Mimi Coutelier — [9]
L'Argent des autres Christian de Chalonge Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claude Brasseur, Michel Serrault Drama [10]
La Cage aux Folles Édouard Molinaro Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru Comedy French–Italian co-production[11]
L'amour en question Andre Cayatte Annie Girardot, Bibi Andersson Crime [12]
La Zizanie Claude Zidi Louis de Funès, Annie Girardot, Maurice Risch Comedy [13]
Les Bronzés Patrice Leconte Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Gérard Jugnot Comedy [14]
Les petits câlins Jean-Marie Poiré — [15]
Perceval le Gallois Éric Rohmer Fabrice Luchini, André Dussolier, Arielle Dombasle Drama French–Italian-West German co-production
Les Raisins de la Mort Jean Rollin Marie-Georges Pascal, Serge Marquand, Felix Marten Horror [16]
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna Chantal Akerman Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël Drama West German–Belgian–French co-production[17][18]
The Medusa Touch Jack Gold Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick Thriller French–British co-production[19]
One Page of Love Maurice Rabinowicz Ève Bonfanti, Adrian Brine — [citation needed]
Little Girl in Blue Velvet Alan Bridges Michel Piccoli, Claudia Cardinale, Lara Wendel — [20]
The Pawn Christian Gion Henri Guybet, Claude Jade, Maureen Kerwin Comedy [21]
Second Wind Gérard Blain Robert Stack, Anicée Alvina Drama [22]
A Simple Story Claude Sautet Romy Schneider, Bruno Cremer, Claude Brasseur Drama [23]
Surprise Sock Jean-François Davy Bernadette Lafont, Rufus, Anna Karina Comedy [24]
The Suspended Vocation Raúl Ruiz [25]
Un papillon sur l'épaule Jacques Deray Lino Ventura, Nicole Garcia, Claudine Auger Thriller [26]
Victims of Vice Jacques Scandelari Marie-Georges Pascal, Patrice Valota, Philippe Castelli Crime [27]
Violette Nozière Claude Chabrol Isabelle Huppert, Jean Carmet, Stéphane Audran Drama [28]
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  2. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Dossier 51". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "In the Realm of Passion". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  4. ^ Curti 2017, p. 190.
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  8. ^ Erickson, Hal. "The Green Room". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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  11. ^ Blaise, Judd. "La Cage aux Folles". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  12. ^ Blaise, Judd. "L'Amour en question (1978) - André Cayatte | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  13. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "La Zizanie". Allmovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  14. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Les Bronzés". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  15. ^ "Les petits calins" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  16. ^ Firsching, Robert. "Les Raisins de la Mort". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  17. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Les Rendez-Vous D'Anna". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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  19. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "The Medusa Touch". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  20. ^ "La Petite fille en velours bleu" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  21. ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Le Pion (1978) - Christian Gion | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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  25. ^ "La vocation suspendue". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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