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Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Franco-Prussian War. This list does not include documentaries, short films.

1910s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1911 German Empire The Traitress Die Verräterin Urban Gad Drama.
1914 United States The Ordeal Will S. Davis War.
1915 France A page of glory Une page de gloire Léonce Perret Drama, War.

1920s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1923 Poland Bartek the winner Bartek zwycięzca Edward Puchalski Drama, History, War. Based on a novel Bartek zwycięzca.
1929 Soviet Union Communard pipe Трубка коммунара Kote Marjanishvili Action, Drama. Based on a novel Communard pipe. Paris Commune
1929 Soviet Union The New Babylon Новый Вавилон Grigori Kozintsev
Leonid Trauberg
Drama, History. Paris Commune

1930s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1934 Soviet Union Boule de Suif Пышка Mikhail Romm Drama. Based on a novel Boule de Suif.
1936 Soviet Union Dawn of Paris Зори Парижа Grigori Roshal Drama. Jarosław Dąbrowski, Paris Commune
1936 United States The Story of Louis Pasteur William Dieterle Biography, Drama, History. Louis Pasteur
1936 United Kingdom Spy of Napoleon Maurice Elvey Drama, History. Based on a novel A Spy of Napoleon.
1939 United Kingdom Young Man's Fancy Robert Stevenson Comedy.

1940s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1940 Nazi Germany Bismarck Wolfgang Liebeneiner Biography, Drama. Otto von Bismarck
1942 Nazi Germany Wedding in Barenhof Hochzeit auf Bärenhof Carl Froelich Based on a novel Jolanthes Hochzeit.
1943 France The Heart of a Nation Untel père et fils Julien Duvivier Drama, War.
1944 United States Mademoiselle Fifi Robert Wise Drama, War. Based on two short stories Mademoiselle Fifi, Boule de Suif.
1945 France Angel and Sinner Boule de Suif Christian-Jaque Drama. Based on two short stories Mademoiselle Fifi, Boule de Suif.

1950s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1950 West Germany A Day Will Come Es kommt ein Tag Rudolf Jugert Drama. Based on a novel Korporal Mombour.
1952 Italy The Flame La Fiammata Alessandro Blasetti Drama.
1959 West Germany
France
The Goose of Sedan Die Gans von Sedan Helmut Käutner Comedy, War. Based on a novel Un Dimanche au Champ D'Honneur.
1959 France
Italy
The Green Mare La jument verte Claude Autant-Lara Comedy, Drama, History. Based on a novel The Green Mare.

1970s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1970 France
United States
Another Man, Another Chance Un autre homme, une autre chance Claude Lelouch Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western.
1976 Poland
Soviet Union
Jarosław Dąbrowski Bohdan Poręba Biography, History. Jarosław Dąbrowski, Paris Commune
1978 France Civil Wars in France Guerres civiles en France François Barat
Joël Farges
Vincent Nordon
Drama. Paris Commune
1978 France The Point-du-Jour Barricade La Barricade du Point-du-Jour René Richon Drama, History. Paris Commune

1980s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1986 France The Intruder L'Intruse Bruno Gantillon Drama.
1987 France Field of Honor Champ d'honneur Jean-Pierre Denis Drama, History, War.

1990s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1990 United Kingdom
France
1871 Ken McMullen Drama, History, Romance. Paris Commune

2000s

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
2000 France La Commune (Paris, 1871) Peter Watkins Drama, History, War. Paris Commune

Television films

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1966 France The Destiny of Rossel Le Destin de Rossel Jean Prat Louis Rossel, Paris Commune
1973 France The mask with golden eyes Le masque aux yeux d'or Paul Paviot François Achille Bazaine
1977 France Rossel and the Paris Commune Rossel et la Commune de Paris Serge Moati Louis Rossel, Paris Commune
1983 France
West Germany
The lime trees of Lautenbach Les tilleuls de Lautenbach Bernard Saint-Jacques
1986 West Germany Mademoiselle Fifi Karl Fruchtmann Based on a novel Mademoiselle Fifi.
1992 France Mademoiselle Fifi or Laughing Story Mademoiselle Fifi ou Histoire de rire Claude Santelli Based on a novel Mademoiselle Fifi.
1994 France A day in Luxembourg Une journée au Luxembourg Jean Baronnet History. Paris Commune
2011 France A Child's Battle Bas les cœurs Robin Davis Drama.

TV Series

Year Country Main title
(Alternative title)
Original title
(Original script)
Director Subject
1996 France
Germany
The Alsatians or the Two Mathildes Les Alsaciens ou les Deux Mathilde Michel Favart Drama, History.

References

  1. "franco-prussian-war". IMDb.
  2. "Franco-Prussian War films". FamousFix.
  3. "La guerre de 1870 à l'écran". SensCritique.
  4. "La guerre franco-prussienne de 1870". Télérama Vodkaster.
  5. "Ib - LA FRANCE APRÈS 1815". Hervé Dumont.
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