| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| The Adventures of Arsène Lupin | Jacques Becker | Robert Lamoureux, Liselotte Pulver, O.E. Hasse | Crime | Entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival |
| An Evening at the Music Hall | Henri Decoin | Eddie Constantine, Zizi Jeanmaire, Yves Robert | Musical comedy | |
| An Eye for an Eye | André Cayatte | Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli, Lea Padovani | Thriller | Co-production with Italy |
| Anyone Can Kill Me | Henri Decoin | François Périer, Peter van Eyck, Anouk Aimée | Crime | [1] Co-production with Italy |
| Bitter Victory | Nicholas Ray | Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens, Ruth Roman | War | Co-production with the US |
| A Bomb for a Dictator | Alex Joffé | Pierre Fresnay, Michel Auclair, Tilda Thamar | Thriller | |
| Burning Fuse | Henri Decoin | Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck | Thriller | [2] Co-production with Italy |
| The Case of Doctor Laurent | Jean-Paul Le Chanois | Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel, Silvia Monfort | Drama | |
| Charming Boys | Henri Decoin | Zizi Jeanmaire, Daniel Gélin, Henri Vidal | Musical | |
| Les Collégiennes | André Hunebelle | Marie-Hélène Arnaud, Christine Carère, Gaby Morlay | Drama |
| The Crucible | Raymond Rouleau | Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Mylène Demongeot | Historical drama | Co-production with East Germany. Won BAFTA Award, +2 wins, +2 nominations |
| Delincuentes | Juan Forttuny | Ginette Leclerc, Raymond Bussières,Christine Carère | Crime | |
| Easiest Profession | Jean Boyer | Fernandel, Maria Mauban, Ginette Leclerc | Comedy | [3] |
| Explosive Vacation! | Christian Stengel | Arletty, Raymond Bussières, Marthe Mercadier | Comedy | |
| The Fox of Paris | Paul May | Hardy Krüger, Marianne Koch, Michel Auclair | War thriller | Co-production with West Germany |
| A Friend of the Family | Jack Pinoteau | Darry Cowl, Raymond Bussières, Annette Poivre | Comedy | |
| Fugitive in Saigon | Marcel Camus | Daniel Gélin, Lucien Callamand, Jacques Chancel | War | |
| Gates of Paris | René Clair | Pierre Brasseur, Georges Brassens, Dany Carrel | Drama | |
| The Handcuffs Polka | Raoul André | Jean Lefebvre, Mischa Auer, Pascale Audret | Comedy | [4] |
| He Who Must Die | Jules Dassin | Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Grégoire Aslan | Drama | Entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. Co-production with Italy |
| The Inspector Likes a Fight | Jean Devaivre | Nicole Courcel, Paul Meurisse, Jean Tissier | Crime | |
| Irresistible Catherine | André Pergament | Michel Auclair, Marie Daëms, Fernand Sardou | Comedy | |
| Isabelle Is Afraid of Men | Jean Gourguet | Cathia Caro, Roger Dumas, Simone Paris | Drama | |
| A Kiss for a Killer | Henri Verneuil | Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot, Isa Miranda | Crime mystery | |
| La Parisienne | Michel Boisrond | Charles Boyer, Henri Vidal, Brigitte Bardot | Comedy | Co-production with Italy |
| Les Espions | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Curd Jurgens, Vera Clouzot, Peter Ustinov | Spy drama | |
| Les Lavandières du Portugal | Pierre Gaspard-Huit | Jean-Claude Pascal, Anne Vernon, Paquita Rico | Comedy | Co-production with Spain |
| Let's Be Daring, Madame | Robert Vernay | Dany Robin, Marie Daëms, Noël Roquevert | Comedy | |
| Love in Jamaica | André Berthomieu | Luis Mariano, Jane Sourza, Paquita Rico | Drama | |
| Love Is at Stake | Marc Allégret | Robert Lamoureux, Annie Girardot, Jacques Jouanneau | Comedy | |
| Lovers and Thieves | Sacha Guitry | Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault, Clément Duhour | Comedy drama | |
| Lovers of Paris | Julien Duvivier | Gérard Philipe, Dany Carrel, Anouk Aimée | Drama | |
| Mademoiselle and Her Gang | Jean Boyer | Line Renaud, Jean Carmet, Noël Roquevert | Crime comedy | [5] |
| The Man in the Raincoat | Julien Duvivier | Fernandel, Bernard Blier, Claude Sylvain | Comedy | Entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Mysteries of Paris | Fernando Cerchio | Frank Villard, Yvette Lebon, Lorella De Luca | Drama | Co-production with Italy |
| Nathalie | Christian-Jaque | Martine Carol, Mischa Auer Michel Piccoli | Comedy | Co-production with Italy[6] |
| A Night at the Moulin Rouge | Jean-Claude Roy | Tilda Thamar, Noël Roquevert, Jean Tissier | Comedy | |
| Nights of Cabiria | Federico Fellini | Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Amedeo Nazzari | Drama | Co-production with Italy |
| No Sun in Venice | Roger Vadim | Françoise Arnoul, Christian Marquand, Robert Hossein | Drama | Co-production with Italy. Entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival |
| On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels | Maurice Delbez | Noël-Noël, Denise Grey, Sophie Daumier | Comedy | |
| OSS 117 Is Not Dead | Jean Sacha | Ivan Desny, Magali Noël, Yves Vincent | Spy | |
| The Ostrich Has Two Eggs | Denys de La Patellière | Pierre Fresnay, Simone Renant, Georges Poujouly | Comedy | |
| Retour de manivelle | Denys de La Patellière | Michèle Morgan, Daniel Gélin, Michèle Mercier | Crime | |
| The River of Three Junks | André Pergament | Dominique Wilms, Lise Bourdin, Jean Gaven | Thriller | |
| The Schemer | Gilles Grangier | Michel Auclair, Paul Frankeur, Giani Esposito, Annie Girardot | Crime | |
| Send a Woman When the Devil Fails | Yves Allégret | Edwige Feuillère, Jean Servais, Jean Debucourt | Crime | |
| Sénéchal the Magnificent | Jean Boyer | Fernandel, Nadia Gray, Madeleine Barbulée | Comedy | [7] Co-production with Italy |
| The Seventh Commandment | Raymond Bernard | Edwige Feuillère, Jacques Dumesnil, Jacques Morel | Comedy | |
| The She-Wolves | Luis Saslavsky | François Périer, Micheline Presle, Jeanne Moreau | Drama | |
| The Singer from Mexico | Richard Pottier | Luis Mariano, Annie Cordy, Tilda Thamar | Musical | Co-production with Spain |
| Speaking of Murder | Gilles Grangier | Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur, Marcel Bozzuffi | Crime | |
| The Strange Mr. Steve | Raymond Bailly | Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Lemaire, Armand Mestral | Mystery thriller | |
| The Suspects | Jean Dréville | Charles Vanel, Anne Vernon, Maurice Teynac | Crime | [8] |
| Three Days to Live | Gilles Grangier | Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau, Lino Ventura | Crime | [9] |
| Three Make a Pair | Sacha Guitry | Michel Simon, Sophie Desmarets, Jean Rigaux | Comedy | [10] |
| Three Sailors | Maurice de Canonge | Marcel Merkès, Henri Génès, Jeannette Batti | Comedy | |
| The Tricyclist | Jacques Pinoteau | Darry Cowl, Beatrice Altariba, Pierre Mondy | Sports comedy | [11] |
| Typhoon Over Nagasaki | Yves Ciampi | Danielle Darrieux, Jean Marais, Keiko Kishi | Adventure Drama | Co-production with Japan |
| Until the Last One | Pierre Billon | Raymond Pellegrin, Jeanne Moreau, Paul Meurisse | Thriller | Co-production with Italy[12] |
| The Violent | Henri Calef | Paul Meurisse, Françoise Fabian, Fernand Ledoux | Mystery | |
| The Wheel | Maurice Delbez, André Haguet | Jean Servais, Pierre Mondy, Claude Laydu | Drama | |
| Whereabouts Unknown | Jean Stelli | Frank Villard, Barbara Laage, Fernand Fabre | Thriller | |
| White Nights | Luchino Visconti | Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais | Drama | Co-production with Italy |
| Young Girls Beware | Yves Allégret | Antonella Lualdi, Robert Hossein, Jacqueline Porel | Crime | |
