List of French films of 1973 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A list of films produced in France in 1973. Films More information Title, Director ... TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes A Full Day's WorkJean-Louis TrintignantJacques Dufilho, Luce MarquandComedy[1] L'Affaire Crazy CapoPatrick JamainMaurice Ronet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean ServaisFrench-Italian co-production[2] Los amantes de la isla del DiabloJesús FrancoAndres Resino, Genevieve Deloir, Dennis PriceWomen-in-prison filmSpanish-French co-production[3] AmarcordFederico FelliniBruno Zanin, Magali Noël, Pupella MaggioDramaItalian-French co-production[4][5] Anita: Swedish NymphetTorgny WickmanChristina Lindberg, Stellan SkarsgårdAdultSwedish-French co-production[6] Baba YagaCorrado FarinaCarroll Baker, Isabelle De Funès, George EastmanItalian-French co-production[7][8] Bananes mécaniquesJean-François DavyMarie-Georges Pascal, Elisabeth Drancourt, Anne LibertSex comedyFrench-West German co-production[9] Brothers BlueLuigi BazzoniGuido Mannari, Tina Aumont, Jack PalanceWesternItalian-French co-production[10] The Burned BarnsJean ChapotSimone Signoret, Alain Delon, Paul Crauchet[11] Can Dialectics Break Bricks?René Viénet[citation needed] Un capitan de quince aňosJesús FrancoJosé Manuel Marcos, Edmund Purdom, William BergerAdventureSpanish-French co-production[12] ChinoJohn Sturges, Diulio ColettiCharles Bronson, Marcel Bozzuffi, Jill IrelandItalian-Spanish-French co-production[13][10][14] Le complotRené GainvilleMichel Bouquet, Michel Duchaussoy, Raymond PellegrinFrench-Spanish-Italian co-production[citation needed] Day for NightFrançois TruffautJacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, François TruffautFrench-Italian co-production[15] The Day of the JackalFred ZinnemannEdward Fox, Michel Lonsdale, Alan BadelThrillerFrench-British co-production[16] Défense de savoirNadine TrintignantJean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Bouquet, Charles DennerFrench-Italian co-production[17] The DemonsJesús FrancoAnne Libert, Britt Nichols, Alberto DalbésHorrorSpanish-French-Portuguese co-production[18] La dernière bourrée à ParisRaoul AndréFrancis Blanche, Roger Coggio, Annie CordyComedy[19] Le DingueDaniel DaërtMichel Creton, Catherine Daërt, Christian Baltauss[20] Dirty WeekendDino RisiMarcello Mastroianni, Oliver Reed, Carole AndréItalian-French co-production[21] The Dominici AffairClaude Bernard-AubertJean Gabin, Victor Lanoux, Paul CrauchetCrimeFrench-Italian co-production[22] Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a WomanRoger VadimBrigitte Bardot, Maurice Ronet, Mathieu CarrièreDramaFrench-Italian co-production[23] Les ÉbranléesJesús FrancoAnne Libert, Doris Thomas, Howard VernonDrama[24] L'emmerdeurÉdouard MolinaroLino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline CellierComedyFrench-Italian co-production[25] The Erotic Rites of FrankensteinJesús FrancoAlberto Dalbés, Dennis Price, Howard VernonHorrorSpanish-French co-production[26] Escape to NowhereClaude PinoteauLino Ventura, Leo Genn, Suzanne Flon, Robert Hardy, Lea MassariSpy film, thrillerFrench-Italian co-production[27] Fantastic PlanetRené LalouxScience fictionFrench-Czechoslovak co-production[28][29] Le FilsPierre Grannier-DeferreYves Montand, Lea Massari, Marcel BozzuffiFrench-Italian co-production[30] FlatfootStenoBud Spencer, Adalberto Maria Merli, Raymond PellegrinItalian-French co-production[31] Flesh for FrankensteinPaul MorrisseyJoe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Monique van VoorenHorrorItalian-French co-production[32][33] Forbidden PriestsDenys de La PatellièreRobert Hossein, Claude JadeDrama[34] Les Gants blancs du diableLászló SzabóBernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Yves Afonso[35] La Grande BouffeMarco FerreriMarcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Ugo TognazziComedy dramaFrench-Italian co-production[36] Happy New YearClaude LelouchLino Ventura, Francoise Fabian, Charles GérardCrimeFrench-Italian co-production[37] Here We Go Again, Eh Providence?Alberto De MartinoTomas Milian, Gregg Palmer, Carole AndreWesternItalian-Spanish-French co-production[14] Home Sweet HomeBenoît LamyClaude Jade, Jacques Perrin, Ann PetersenDramaFrench-Belgian co-production[38] The HostagesÉdouard MolinaroDaniel Cauchy, Bulle Ogier, Gilles SégalFrench-Italian co-production[39] Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feuAndré CayatteAnnie Girardot, Bernard Fresson, Michel BouquetThrillerFrench-Italian co-production[40] Immoral TalesWalerian BorowczykLise Danvers, Paloma Picasso, Fabrice Luchini[41][42] The Iron RoseJean RollinFrançoise Pascal, Hugues Quester, Nathalie PerreyHorror[43] L'InsolentJean-Claude RoyHenry Silva, Andre Pousse, Philippe Clay[44] Killing in the SunDaniel VigneMichel Constantin, Marcel Bozzuffi, Nicole CalfanCrimeFrench-Italian co-production[45] Lucky LucianoFrancesco RosiGian Maria Volonté, Rod Steiger, Edmond O'BrienCrimeItalian-French co-production[46] The Mad Adventures of Rabbi JacobGérard OuryLouis de Funès, Marcel Dalio, Claude GiraudComedyFrench-Italian co-production[47] Le MagnifiquePhilippe de BrocaJean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio CaprioliComedyFrench-Italian co-production[48] Massacre in RomeGeorge Pan CosmatosRichard Burton, Marcello Mastroianni, Leo McKernWarItalian-French co-production[49] Le matafSerge LeroyMichel Constantin, Adolfo Celi, Georges GeretFrench-Italian co-production[50] Mean Frank and Crazy TonyMichele LupoLee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco, Edwige FenechItalian-French co-production[51] The Mother and the WhoreJean EustacheJean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun, Bernadette LafontDrama[52] My Name Is NobodyTonino ValeriiTerence Hill, Henry Fonda, Jean MartinItalian-French-West German co-production[53][54] Night Flight from MoscowHenri VerneuilYul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk BogardeSpy filmFrench-Italian-West German co-production[55] Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to?Robert LamoureuxJean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Aldo MaccioneComedyFrench-Italian co-production[56] The Nun and the DevilDomenico PaolellaClaudia Gravy, Muriel Catala, Anne HeywoodDramaItalian-French co-production[57] Un officier de police sans importanceJean LarriagaMarc Porel, Robert Hossein, Julien NegulescoCrime[58] Oh, If Only My Monk Would WantClaude PiersonJean-Marie Proslier, Gilles Latulippe, Marcel SabourinSex comedyFrench-Canadian coproduction[59] PapillonFranklin J. SchaffnerSteve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman—N/aAmerican-French co-production[60] The PelicanGérard BlainGérard Blain, Dominique Ravix, Daniel SarkyDrama[61] A Rare BirdJean-Claude BrialyBarbara, Pierre Bertin, Anny DupereyComedy[62] RevolverSergio SollimaOliver Reed, Fabio Testi, Paola PitagoraCrimeItalian-French-West German co-production[63] Salut, voleurs!Frank CassentiJacques Higelin, László Szabó, Anout Ferjac[64] Seven Deaths in the Cat's EyeAntonio MargheritiJane Birkin, Hiram Keller, Venantino VenantiniItalian-West German-French co-production[65] Sinner: The Secret Diary of a NymphomaniacJesús FrancoHoward Vernon, Doris Thomas, Anne LibertDrama[66] The Society of the SpectacleGuy DebordExperimental documentary[citation needed] Le SolitaireAlain BrunetHardy Kruger, Raymond Pellegrin, Georges GeretFrench-West German co-production[67] ThemrocClaude FaraldoMichel Piccoli, Béatrice Romand, Jeanne HervialeComedyFrench-Italian co-production[68] Tony ArzentaDuccio TessariAlain Delon, Richard Conte, Carla Gravina—N/aItalian-French co-production[69] Two Men Against the LawJosé GiovanniJean Gabin, Alain Delon, Michel BouquetDramaFrench-Italian co-production[70] Vivre ensembleAnna KarinaAnna Karina, Michel Lancelot, Viviane BlasselDrama[71] Les Volets clos [fr]Jean-Claude BrialyMarie Bell, Jacques Charrier, Catherine Rouvel[72] Les Voraces [fr]Sergio GobbiHelmut Berger, Francoise Fabian, Paul MeurisseCrimeFrench-Italian co-production[73] Wedding in BloodClaude ChabrolStéphane Audran, Michel Piccoli, Claude PiépluCrimeFrench-Italian co-production[74] White FangLucio FulciFranco Nero, Virna Lisi, Fernando ReyWesternItalian-Spanish-French co-production[75] Without WarningBruno GantillonMaurie Ronet, Mario Adorf, Bruno CremerFrench-Italian co-production[76] Close See also 1973 in France 1973 in French television Footnotes [1]Erickson. 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