France Films 70`s
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1. Emmanuelle (1974)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama, Romance
The wife of a French diplomat in Bangkok embarks on a voyage of self-discovery.
Director: Just Jaeckin | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Alain Cuny, Marika Green, Daniel Sarky
Votes: 11,058 | Gross: $8.72M
2. Les Bidasses en folie (1971)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
Five friends, a zany group of cut-ups, are trying to set up a pop group. But they are soon drafted into military service - and will make a hell of their sergeant's life.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Jean-Guy Fechner, Gérard Filippelli, Luis Rego, Gérard Rinaldi
Votes: 688
3. The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
G | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy
A bigoted Frenchman finds himself forced to impersonate a popular rabbi while on the run from a group of assassins - and the police.
Director: Gérard Oury | Stars: Louis de Funès, Miou-Miou, Suzy Delair, Marcel Dalio
Votes: 14,778 | Gross: $0.95M
4. The Gendarme and the Extra-Terrestrials (1979)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
In St. Tropez, French gendarme Cruchot and his men battle petroleum-drinking, human-looking, metallic aliens.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Maurice Risch, Jean-Pierre Rambal
Votes: 9,451
5. Mourir d'aimer... (1971)
GP | 101 min | Drama
A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of her students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. ... See full summary »
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Annie Girardot, Bruno Pradal, Claude Cerval, Jean Bouise
Votes: 583
6. J'irai mourir dans les Carpates (2020)
96 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Antoine de Maximy disappeared in the Carpathian Mountains during the filming of J'irai dormir chez vous (2005) after a car accident . His editor, Agnès, tries to find him thanks to the pictures of his trip.
Director: Antoine de Maximy | Stars: Alice Pol, Max Boublil, Antoine de Maximy, Stéphan Wojtowicz
Votes: 399
7. Stadium Nuts (1972)
80 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Les Charlots, a French rock group, continue their adventures, in the manner of the Beatles in Hard Day's Night. This is their second adventure. The foursome are on holiday, camping outside ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Jean-Guy Fechner, Gérard Filippelli, Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus
Votes: 909
8. Going Places (1974)
R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two thugs harass assault, steal, murder, Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor, on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure.
Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Patrick Dewaere, Christian Alers
Votes: 9,951 | Gross: $0.77M
9. À nous les petites Anglaises! (1976)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
After failing their exam, Jean-Pierre and Alain are sent to England. But all they want are girls.
Director: Michel Lang | Stars: Rémi Laurent, Stéphane Hillel, Véronique Delbourg, Sophie Barjac
Votes: 589
10. Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
PG | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, History
In 17th-century Spain, the Minister of Finance tries to dishonor the queen with an overly complex plan.
Director: Gérard Oury | Stars: Louis de Funès, Yves Montand, Alice Sapritch, Karin Schubert
Votes: 7,971
11. La Cage aux Folles (1978)
R | 97 min | Comedy
The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent
Votes: 11,907 | Gross: $20.42M
12. The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
107 min | Comedy, Crime
The entire squad of gendarmes from Saint-Tropez has been retired. But there is no such power that could stop them from protecting the law and public order.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Jean Lefebvre, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo
Votes: 7,424
13. Le mur de l'Atlantique (1970)
107 min | Comedy, War
A gentle restaurant owner inadvertently got involved in World War II after delivering a confidential document to an English pilot.
Director: Marcel Camus | Stars: Bourvil, Peter McEnery, Sophie Desmarets, Jean Poiret
Votes: 861
14. Rider on the Rain (1970)
PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.
Director: René Clément | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marlène Jobert, Gabriele Tinti
Votes: 3,866 | Gross: $0.71M
15. Borsalino (1970)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama
During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Rouvel, Françoise Christophe
Votes: 4,786 | Gross: $1.09M
16. The Burglars (1971)
PG | 120 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon, Robert Hossein
Votes: 2,990
17. The Red Circle (1970)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volontè, Yves Montand
Votes: 28,153 | Gross: $0.37M
18. Les Charlots font l'Espagne (1972)
95 min | Comedy
Four friends from Paris are living misadventures of all sorts in Spain when their group of travelers is forced to split due to a travel scam.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Jean-Guy Fechner, Gérard Filippelli, Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus
Votes: 411
19. Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre (1974)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
Four young soldiers spend most of their army service under punishment for various pranks and jokes.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Jean-Guy Fechner, Gérard Filippelli, Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus
Votes: 732
20. Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil (1972)
105 min | Comedy, Music
According to "Radio closer to God", nothing is conceived without God, especially shampoos, cosmetics, the sale of records - Animator Christian Gerber denounces this scam on the air, which ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Yanne | Stars: Jean Yanne, Bernard Blier, Michel Serrault, Marina Vlady
Votes: 641
21. Cop or Hood (1979)
PG | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Commissaire Stanislas Borowitz is going undercover as gangster Antonio Cerutti in order to expose corrupted policemen.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Jean-François Balmer, Claude Brosset
Votes: 3,104
22. The Night Caller (1975)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Commissaire Letellier and Inspector Moissac are tracking Minos, a serial killer whose victims are women.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Denner, Adalberto Maria Merli, Rosy Varte
Votes: 4,314
23. Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie (1973)
95 min | Action, Comedy, War
Three French army scouts escape capture and go behind enemy lines during WWII, urged by a lieutenant to fight rather than hide.
Director: Robert Lamoureux | Stars: Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Aldo Maccione, Pierre Tornade
Votes: 2,442
24. Le grand bazar (1973)
86 min | Comedy
Four guys working for a small grocer in trouble, declare war on a new giant neighborhood supermarket by attempting several coups. A film about the big store taking over the business of smaller stores.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Jean-Guy Fechner
Votes: 897
25. Money Money Money (1972)
R | 113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
When they realize the times are changing, five crooks decide to switch from bank robberies to personality abductions. Among their hostages are singer Johnny Hallyday and an ambassador in ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Charles Denner, Johnny Hallyday
Votes: 2,484 | Gross: $0.18M
26. On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie ! (1975)
90 min | Comedy, War
The French army's 7th Company experiences a severe setback during World War II when it gets separated from other units of its army. They disguise themselves as officers to escape death when they are taken prisoner by the Germans.
Director: Robert Lamoureux | Stars: Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Henri Guybet, Pierre Tornade
Votes: 1,835
27. I'm Losing My Temper (1974)
PG | 92 min | Comedy
Pierre Durois, a teacher at a girls' boarding school, does journalism in his spare time. When a movie crew arrives in town, he writes a venomous note about an American movie star, the volcanic Jackie Logan.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Claude Piéplu, Jean Martin
Votes: 1,526
28. The Story of O (1975)
NC-17 | 97 min | Drama
Photographer O's lover takes her to a Château, where she is, like other women there, naked, humiliated by whipping, sexual abuse by men etc. When O leaves, her lover gives her to his much older step-brother.
Director: Just Jaeckin | Stars: Corinne Cléry, Udo Kier, Anthony Steel, Jean Gaven
Votes: 6,896
29. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery
A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort, Mireille Darc
Votes: 9,247 | Gross: $0.40M
30. La grande java (1971)
90 min | Comedy, Sport
Five rugby players despoiled by their trainer Auguste Kouglof find his trail in Brizouille, a small village in the Landes. Now known as Colombani, Kouglof / Colombani tries to run for office by using mafia practices.
Director: Philippe Clair | Stars: Francis Blanche, Gérard Rinaldi, Luis Rego, Jean-Guy Fechner
Votes: 105
31. The Slap (1974)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Geography professor Jean has divorced his wife. His mistress has also left him. He has to do everything he can to be able to win his young daughter Isabelle's love and affection.
Director: Claude Pinoteau | Stars: Lino Ventura, Annie Girardot, Isabelle Adjani, Nicole Courcel
Votes: 1,205
32. The Old Gun (1975)
R | 103 min | Drama, Thriller, War
During World War II, a peaceful French surgeon decides to ruthlessly exterminate an SS squad because of the atrocities they'd just committed in his countryside home and childhood village.
Director: Robert Enrico | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Jean Bouise, Joachim Hansen
Votes: 4,855
33. Et la tendresse?... Bordel! (1979)
105 min | Comedy
The role of tenderness in love is explained in this film through three couples namely a male chauvinist pig couple,a romantic couple and a tender couple.
Director: Patrick Schulmann | Stars: Jean-Luc Bideau, Marie-Catherine Conti, Bernard Giraudeau, Evelyne Dress
Votes: 382
34. A Pain in the Ass (1973)
PG | 85 min | Comedy
Milan must kill Louis Randoni before he testifies in a court of law. He is disturbed by his depressed roommate François Pignon who commits suicide by hanging himself from the toilet pipe flooding Milan's room. Here he is stuck in problems.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier, Jean-Pierre Darras
Votes: 3,684
35. Animal (1977)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
The funny misadventures of a dating duo of movie stunt professionals in France.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch, Dany Saval, Raymond Gérôme
Votes: 3,193
36. Peppermint Soda (1977)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A year in the life of two adolescent sisters at an all-girls school in France as they experience a rapid-fire onslaught of 'firsts' during a time of political protest and social change.
Director: Diane Kurys | Stars: Eléonore Klarwein, Odile Michel, Anouk Ferjac, Michel Puterflam
Votes: 1,610
37. The Things of Life (1970)
GP | 89 min | Drama, Romance
A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Gérard Lartigau, Jean Bouise
Votes: 5,554
38. La course à l'échalote (1975)
95 min | Comedy
An awkward banker tracks down cabaret performers, who stole the ownership title of their nightclub.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Michel Aumont, Marc Doelnitz
Votes: 1,146
39. Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
As loyal as a dove, a family man is about to tell his first lie to his wife when he falls for an enchanting woman in a billowy red dress. With a bit of help, he just might get what he wishes for; however, is love always a bed of roses?
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos, Victor Lanoux
Votes: 2,353
40. The Escape (1978)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The lawyer Jean-Philippe Duroc visits his client, Martial Gaulard, sentenced to death for a murder he has not committed. At that moment, a mutiny happens inside the prison.
Director: Gérard Oury | Stars: Pierre Richard, Victor Lanoux, Raymond Bussières, Claude Brosset
Votes: 1,387
41. Bons baisers de Hong-Kong (1975)
97 min | Comedy
The Queen of England has been kidnapped. As " their best man " has been dead for three years - according to Bernard Lee very own M , the British S.I.S. ask the French secret service for ... See full summary »
Director: Yvan Chiffre | Stars: Gérard Rinaldi, Gérard Filippelli, Jean Sarrus, Jean-Guy Fechner
Votes: 291
42. The Swashbuckler (1971)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Nicolas Philibert goes to America after killing a French aristocrat. On his return he tries to divorce his wife, Charlotte, but when he sees others trying to woo her his own interest is rekindled.
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marlène Jobert, Laura Antonelli, Michel Auclair
Votes: 1,658
43. Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money. The charming Vincent faces bankruptcy and his wife, from whom he's separated, wants a divorce.
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Yves Montand, Michel Piccoli, Serge Reggiani, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 2,684
44. Le Magnifique (1973)
95 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Writing his 43rd spy novel, François includes people from his life. He's the competent, sophisticated secret agent Bob in stark contrast to François. His cute neighbor is Tatiana who helps Bob in Acapulco.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio Caprioli, Hans Meyer
Votes: 6,277
45. The Big Feast (1973)
NC-17 | 130 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of men go to a villa in the French countryside where they resolve to eat themselves to death.
Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi
Votes: 14,702
46. La zizanie (1978)
97 min | Comedy
Guillaume has made it: A machine that can clean dirty air by simply sucking all dirt into air balloons and then shipping them far far away so his explanation. Some Japanese business guys, ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Louis de Funès, Annie Girardot, Maurice Risch, Jean-Jacques Moreau
Votes: 4,176
47. L'Hôtel de la plage (1978)
R | 110 min | Comedy
A seaside hotel is the theater for sex, first love and deceptions among parents and their children.
Director: Michel Lang | Stars: Sophie Barjac, Myriam Boyer, Daniel Ceccaldi, Michèle Grellier
Votes: 365
48. Memoirs of a French Whore (1979)
X | 100 min | Drama
Marie is a young girl from a working class family, who falls in love with Gérard. Not long after beginning their relationship, Gérard shows his sadistic, twisted tendencies and begins to abuse her physically and psychologically.
Director: Daniel Duval | Stars: Miou-Miou, Maria Schneider, Niels Arestrup, Jean Benguigui
Votes: 670
49. Murmur of the Heart (1971)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 10,845 | Gross: $0.35M
50. Docteur Françoise Gailland (1976)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time to spend with her family, which consists of her husband Gérard, her pregnant teenager daughter Élisabeth, ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Louis Bertuccelli | Stars: Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Cassel, François Périer, Isabelle Huppert
Votes: 241
51. Cesar & Rosalie (1972)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Cesar is in love with Rosalie. But Rosalie isn't making it easy for him, especially when her old flame enters the picture.
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey, Bernard Le Coq
Votes: 3,838
52. Incorrigible (1975)
100 min | Comedy
Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He's charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Julien Guiomar, Charles Gérard
Votes: 1,819
53. I'm Shy, But I'll Heal (1978)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
Pierre is a hotel cashier in Vichy, so shy that he answers an ad from the Psychology Institute and can't say no to the salesman, Aldo; he spends 6,000 francs on tapes, books, and a punching... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Richard | Stars: Pierre Richard, Aldo Maccione, Jacques François, Mimi Coutelier
Votes: 1,609
54. Moi y'en a vouloir des sous (1973)
107 min | Comedy
Dismissed following an unfortunate initiative, financial advisor Benoît Lepape decides to work for his uncle, a union activist. His capitalist methods will surprise at first, but quickly bring in a lot of money.
Director: Jean Yanne | Stars: Jean Yanne, Bernard Blier, Nicole Calfan, Michel Serrault
Votes: 241
55. Jo (1971)
85 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A writer of detective stories desperately trying to hide a corpse in his house - and at the same time to know exactly who he killed accidentally.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac, Michel Galabru, Bernard Blier
Votes: 3,664
56. Two Men in Town (1973)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Alain Delon, Jean Gabin, Mimsy Farmer, Victor Lanoux
Votes: 5,037
57. The Crook (1970)
G | 120 min | Crime, Thriller
Story about an incurable thief, his success and his failures.
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Danièle Delorme, Charles Gérard, Christine Lelouch
Votes: 960
58. Le sauvage (1975)
PG | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Martin lives alone on a Caribbean island. On an excursion to the port city, he helps Nelly, who has fled from her groom.
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Luigi Vannucchi, Tony Roberts
Votes: 2,136
59. Le permis de conduire (1974)
100 min | Comedy
Michel is happy with his wife and two children. They live in the suburbs. A promotion in his work obliges him to pass the driving license and to live alone in Paris. He cheats on his wife and becomes a lover as expert as a clumsy driver.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis Velle, Pascale Roberts, Robert Castel, Paul Préboist
Votes: 126
60. French Fried Vacation (1978)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Josiane Balasko, Luis Rego, Marie-Anne Chazel, Michel Blanc
Votes: 7,708
61. A Simple Story (1978)
110 min | Drama, Romance
A simple story about simple people. A 38 year old divorced woman (Marie), who now has a lover (Serge) but decides to leave him, abort his baby, and then returns with her ex-husband (Georges... See full summary »
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Romy Schneider, Claude Brasseur, Bruno Cremer, Roger Pigaut
Votes: 1,399
62. Emmanuelle II (1975)
NC-17 | 83 min | Drama, Romance
After two months of separation, Emmanuelle must find her husband Jean in Hong Kong. She goes there by boat. Once in Thailand, she finds her husband and meets Christopher, a mysterious ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Giacobetti | Stars: Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Frédéric Lagache, Catherine Rivet
Votes: 3,734
63. Last Known Address (1970)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police inspector Léonetti, a tough, efficient policeman, has been sent to a second-rate police station after being reprimanded. There he is given a partner, young and beautiful Jeanne Dumas... See full summary »
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Lino Ventura, Marlène Jobert, Michel Constantin, Paul Crauchet
Votes: 1,903
64. The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Western
Outlaw sisters in the old West inherit a ranch and try to settle down and develop relationships with neighboring family of lots of brothers.
Directors: Christian-Jaque, Guy Casaril | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Claudia Cardinale, Michael J. Pollard, Micheline Presle
Votes: 1,331
65. Donkey Skin (1970)
91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise and flee the kingdom so she won't have to marry the king who happens to be her father.
Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Micheline Presle
Votes: 6,354
66. The Return of the Tall Blond Man (1974)
84 min | Comedy
With 'little captain' Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called "super spy", Colonel Toulouse kidnaps Christine and forces Francois to play again the character of "... See full summary »
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jean Carmet, Jean Rochefort, Mireille Darc
Votes: 4,072
67. Le viager (1972)
101 min | Comedy
The greedy Galipeaus, thinking the old Martinet is about to die, provide him a life annuity to own his house after his death. But Martinet continues living for years, so the Galipeaus opt for radical actions.
Director: Pierre Tchernia | Stars: Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claude Brasseur, Rosy Varte
Votes: 1,258
68. Les quatre Charlots mousquetaires (1974)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy
D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades must thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.
Director: André Hunebelle | Stars: Gérard Rinaldi, Gérard Filippelli, Jean Sarrus, Jean-Guy Fechner
Votes: 633
69. Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause! (1970)
80 min | Comedy, Crime
Housemaid Georgette (Girardot) loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.
Director: Michel Audiard | Stars: Annie Girardot, Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc, Jean Le Poulain
Votes: 579
70. The One Man Band (1970)
85 min | Comedy, Musical
Manager of female dance group and his cousin leads the group on a tour in the Rome and prohibit them to socialize with men. Problems occur when we see that one of the girls has a baby in Rome.
Director: Serge Korber | Stars: Louis de Funès, Noëlle Adam, Olivier De Funès, Daniel Bellus
Votes: 3,530
71. The Confession (1970)
GP | 139 min | Drama, Thriller
A high-ranking official is forced to confess to high treason.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti, Michel Vitold
Votes: 4,812 | Gross: $0.33M
72. Horse (1970)
90 min | Crime, Thriller
Near the Baie de la Seine swamps, opposite the Port of Le Havre, Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Jean Gabin, Danièle Ajoret, Michel Barbey, Christian Barbier
Votes: 967
73. Pardon Mon Affaire, Too! (1977)
PG | 110 min | Comedy
Sequel to Pardon Mon Affaire. Four men continue to explore the fallout from their personal lives. This time they buy a house in the country, but struggle to escape their troubles.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Claude Brasseur, Guy Bedos, Victor Lanoux
Votes: 1,291
74. Quelques messieurs trop tranquilles (1973)
92 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The sleepy little village of Loubressac is well on its way to becoming a ghost town. To save the town, the local citizenry hatch a plan to attract tourists. To their horror, the plan ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Dani, Michel Galabru, Henri Guybet, Jean Lefebvre
Votes: 376
75. Docteur Popaul (1972)
95 min | Comedy
Doctor Popaul doesn't trust beautiful women: he says he prefers "moral beauty". Among colleagues he makes a bet who manages to sleep with the most ugly woman during the next year - and wins... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Mia Farrow, Laura Antonelli, Daniel Lecourtois
Votes: 730
76. Cops Is Cops (1972)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime
For a special mission to destroy drug dealers in Nice, hardcore bachelor inspector Campana has to don the role of a married man with a child. He adjusts himself well but will have to fight a lot before being able to achieve final victory.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Michel Constantin, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 733
77. The Inheritor (1973)
PG | 112 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A heir of media empire investigates who the enemy of his family is.
Director: Philippe Labro | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Carla Gravina, Jean Rochefort, Charles Denner
Votes: 1,372
78. The Widow Couderc (1971)
TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Drama, Romance
John, an escaped convict, takes refuge on the farm of Widow Couderc. He becomes the older woman's lover and admits that he's on the run. The widow's in-laws, who despise her,
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Alain Delon, Simone Signoret, Ottavia Piccolo, Jean Tissier
Votes: 2,021
79. Le jour de gloire (1976)
94 min | Comedy, War
In 1944, a retired German detachment found itself stranded in a French town. The inhabitants try to live in good harmony with the occupants. But one day kids, playing with a grenade, accidentally cause the death of an SS lieutenant.
Director: Jacques Besnard | Stars: Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Tornade, Darry Cowl, Jacques Marin
Votes: 225
80. Madame Rosa (1977)
PG | 105 min | Drama
Madame Rosa, an ex-prostitute of Jewish origin, lives in a dilapidated old building in Belleville. Tired and worn out by life, she looks after young children, placed in her care by the social welfare people.
Director: Moshé Mizrahi | Stars: Simone Signoret, Michal Bat-Adam, Samy Ben-Youb, Gabriel Jabbour
Votes: 1,726
81. Scoumoune (1972)
101 min | Crime, Drama
For more than 15 years, two Marseille friends and criminals battle the law, rival gangs, prison authorities and even mined beaches in order to survive.
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Michel Constantin, Enrique Lucero
Votes: 1,245
82. Flic Story (1975)
112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hunt for a seasoned killer becomes a matter of life for a policeman. Action-packed drama based on real events.
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori, Claudine Auger
Votes: 2,934
83. Comment se faire réformer (1978)
95 min | Comedy
Two friends, Philippe and Jeannot, are drafted the same day and assigned to the same place. They have no taste for military life and during the conscription visit they try all they can to ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Clair | Stars: Christian Parisy, Michel Melki, Christine Abt, Pierre Zimmer
Votes: 57
84. The French Detective (1975)
91 min | Crime, Drama
Two policemen risk of interfering with a corrupt politician.
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux, Julien Guiomar
Votes: 1,858
85. Le pistonné (1970)
R | 91 min | Comedy
This is the continuation of the "Old Man and the Child", the little boy now old enough to serve: 21 years old. A friend claims to be able to boost him in the air force so that he stays in ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Guy Bedos, Yves Robert, Rosy Varte, Georges Géret
Votes: 156
86. Tess (1979)
PG | 186 min | Drama, Romance
A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin
Votes: 18,271
87. Stop Fooling Around... Soldier! (1977)
90 min | Comedy
Stuck in military training in Germany, four friends find new ways to get girls and mess with their colonel.
Director: Michel Gérard | Stars: Stéphane Hillel, Rémi Laurent, Michel Bonnet, Frédéric Duru
Votes: 147
88. Max and the Junkmen (1971)
Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.
Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Danielle Durou, Alain Belart, Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider
Votes: 3,135 | Gross: $0.03M
89. The Key Is in the Door (1978)
98 min | Drama
The life of Marie, a French teacher, is completely upset by the arrival in her class of a hectic schoolboy.
Director: Yves Boisset | Stars: Annie Girardot, Patrick Dewaere, Stéphane Jobert, Eléonore Klarwein
Votes: 139
90. The Old Maid (1972)
85 min | Comedy
A shy thirty year old woman and an aging bachelor find a way to each other, after initial complications.
Director: Jean-Pierre Blanc | Stars: Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Marthe Keller, Edith Scob
Votes: 520
91. Rape of Love (1978)
115 min | Drama
Nicole, nurse in Grenoble, is raped one night by four men. Deeply scarred, emotionally and physically, she thinks she will never recover from the trauma. Following a friend's advice, she ... See full summary »
Director: Yannick Bellon | Stars: Nathalie Nell, Alain Fourès, Michèle Simonnet, Pierre Arditi
Votes: 255
92. Shock Treatment (1973)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A French businesswoman goes to a remote and popular rejuvenation clinic after a breakup, and begins to suspect the treatment methods used by the head doctor, and slowly uncovers the horrible secret behind the clinic's success.
Director: Alain Jessua | Stars: Alain Delon, Annie Girardot, Robert Hirsch, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 1,777
93. Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
One early morning deputy Philippe Dubaye wakes up his old friend Xavier Maréchal with disturbing news: he has just killed Serrano, a racketeer with extant political connections. Serrano ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Alain Delon, Ornella Muti, Stéphane Audran, Mireille Darc
Votes: 2,563
94. I... For Icarus (1979)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz, Jean-Pierre Bagot
Votes: 4,562
95. Les novices (1970)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Agnes is a nun who goes with her order to the beach for a swim in the ocean. Agnes finds some perfectly-fitting mod garb and a motor bike left for her to use, and she takes off on an adventurous romp.
Directors: Guy Casaril, Claude Chabrol | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Jean Carmet, Jacques Duby
Votes: 321
96. Pas de problème! (1975)
105 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Following a car chase and shootout, a man stumbles into a girl's apartment and dies. Frantic to be rid of this encumbrance, and wishing to avoid getting involved with the police, the girl ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Miou-Miou, Jean Lefebvre, Bernard Menez, Henri Guybet
Votes: 429
97. Small Change (1976)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of a motherless boy, who is just starting to get interested in women, and his physically abused friend, who lives in poverty, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges of a number of children.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Georges Desmouceaux, Philippe Goldmann, Nicole Félix, Chantal Mercier
Votes: 6,389 | Gross: $0.04M
98. La guerre des polices (1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Fush and Ballestrat are the heads of each department of the French police. Both have the task of combating serious crime and cleaning up the underworld.
Director: Robin Davis | Stars: Claude Brasseur, Marlène Jobert, Claude Rich, Georges Staquet
Votes: 376
99. La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune (1977)
75 min | Comedy
1942 in an occupied area. After being demobilized, Tassin, Pithivier and Staff Sergeant Chaudard returned to their previous lives.
Director: Robert Lamoureux | Stars: Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Henri Guybet, Patricia Karim
Votes: 1,582
100. Dear Inspector (1977)
PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Parisian detective Lise meets her childhood sweetheart Antoine by chance. Extremely happy about the reunion, the two arrange to meet. But Lise's duties as an inspector thwart their plans.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Alric, Hubert Deschamps
Votes: 1,140
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