List of French films of 1956
A list of films produced in France in 1956.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| And God Created Woman | Roger Vadim | Brigitte Bardot | Drama | |
| Comme un cheveu sur la soupe | Maurice Regamey | | Comedy | |
| Bob le flambeur | Jean-Pierre Melville | Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey | Crime drama | |
| Death in the Garden | Luis Buñuel | Simone Signoret, Charles Vanel | Drama | |
| Elena and Her Men | Jean Renoir | Ingrid Bergman | Comedy drama | |
| Gervaise | René Clément | Maria Schell, François Périer | Drama | Nominated for Oscar, +7 wins, +2 nom. |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Jean Delanoy | Anthony Quinn, Gina Lollobrigida | Drama / Horror | |
| If All the Guys in the World | Christian-Jaque | André Valmy | Adventure / Drama | 3 wins |
| A Man Escaped | Robert Bresson | | Adventure drama | Nominated for BAFTA, +2 wins, +1 nom. |
| Marie Antoinette Queen of France | Jean Delannoy | Michèle Morgan, Richard Todd | Historical | Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival |
| The Red Balloon | Albert Lamorisse | Pascal Lamorisse | Fantasy (short) | Won Oscar, +3 wins |
| The Silent World | Jacques-Yves Cousteau Louis Malle | | Documentary | Won Oscar, +3 wins, +1 nomination |
| La Sorcière | André Michel | Marina Vladi | Drama | Entered into the 6th Berlin International Film Festival |
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