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]

See also

• 1978 in France
• 1978 in French television