U.S. and France
France in American Film - 1970's
THE ARISTOCATS
1970
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman.
Voices: Eva Gabor, Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers.
Location: Paris and its suburbs.
Notes: Animated film.
START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME
1970
Director: Bud Yorkin.
Cast: Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith.
Location: France.
Notes: Filmed on location.
TROPIC OF CANCER
1970
Director: Joseph Strick.
Cast: Rip Torn, James T. Callahan, Ellen Burstyn.
Location: Paris.
MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE
1971
Director: Gordon Hessler.
Cast: Jason Robards.
Location: Paris.
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
1971
Director: William Friedkin.
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi.
Location: Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhone).
Notes: The opening sequence takes place in Marseille.
SCORPIO
1973
Director: Michael Winner.
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield.
Location: Paris (various locations).
Notes: A few scenes take place in Paris. Filmed on location.
FRENCH CONNECTION II
1975
Director: John Frankenheimer.
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson.
Location: Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhone).
Notes: Filmed entirely on location in France.
JULIA
1977
Director: Fred Zinnemann.
Cast: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards.
Location: Paris (various locations, including Gare du Nord).
Notes: A few scenes take place in Paris.
MOONRAKER
1979
Director: Lewis Gilbert.
Cast: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel.
Location: France.
Notes: The first half of the film takes place in France. Vaux-le-Vicomte Castle (Ile de France) serves as the villain’s mansion.
A LITTLE ROMANCE
1979
Director: George Roy Hill.
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard.
Location: France.
Notes: The first half of the film takes place in France. Filmed on location.