With Radio-Télévision Française (RTF) (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Das Boot (1985–1987)
293 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A World War II German U-Boat crew have a terrifying patrol mission in the early days of the war.
Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
Votes: 25,548
2. La jetée (1962)
28 min | Short, Drama, Romance
The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Étienne Becker, Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich
Votes: 28,929
3. Danger Man (1960–1962)
24 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
John Drake is a special operative for N.A.T.O., specializing in security assignments against any subversive element which threatened world peace. The series featured exotic locales from all... See full summary »
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Richard Wattis, Lionel Murton, Michael Ripper
Votes: 967
4. Les aventures de Tintin (1957– )
13 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Tintin and his dog, Snowy, embark on wild adventures with the help of Thompson and Thomson, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, and others.
Stars: Jean Bellanger, Yves Brainville, Fernand Fabre, Paul Frees
Votes: 632
5. O Testamento do Médico e do Monstro (1959 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Mr. Joly, doctor Cordelier's lawyer, is amazed to discover that his client and friend leaves his possessions to a stranger, Opale, a sadistic criminal. He needs this man to prove that people's behavior can be adjusted at will...
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean-Louis Barrault, Teddy Bilis, Sylviane Margollé, Jean Bertho
Votes: 947
6. Les cinq dernières minutes (1958–1996)
90 min | Crime
Stars: Marc Eyraud, Jacques Debary, Raymond Souplex, Jean Daurand
Votes: 54
7. Thierry la Fronde (1963–1966)
26 min | Adventure
Fictional adventures of Thierry de Janville, nicknamed "Thierry la fronde or Thierry the sling-slingshot", after his weapon of choice. A young of brave nobleman in XIVth century France, ... See full summary »
Stars: Jean-Claude Drouot, Céline Léger, Fernand Bellan, Clément Michu
Votes: 108
8. L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête (1962– )
26 min | Crime, Thriller
Stars: Philippe Nicaud, Paul Gay, André Valmy, Robert Dalban
Votes: 22
9. La caméra explore le temps (1957–1966)
History
Stars: Roland Ménard, François Maistre, Alain Nobis, Louis Arbessier
Votes: 39
10. La cantante de tango (2009)
110 min | Drama, Musical
A woman tries to get back on her feet after suffering from a devastating break-up.
Director: Diego Martínez Vignatti | Stars: Eugenia Ramírez, Bruno Todeschini, Dora Baret, Patrick Descamps
Votes: 56
11. Le puits et le pendule (1964 TV Short)
37 min | Short, Horror
Adaptation of Edgar Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum.
Director: Alexandre Astruc | Star: Maurice Ronet
Votes: 101
12. Correspondances (1953)
15 min | Documentary, Biography
Zig-zagging back and forth between text, picture and music, the Correspondances series, with the word "correspondance" taken here in the sense poet Baudelaire used it, covers famous authors' writings on their favorite engraver or painter.
13. Discorama (1957–1975)
Music
Stars: Denise Glaser, Jean Desailly, Jean-Pierre Darras, Philippe Noiret
Votes: 5
14. La puce à l'oreille (1956 TV Movie)
Comedy
Director: Stellio Lorenzi | Stars: Pierre Mondy, Jacques-Henry Duval, Albert Rémy, Alfred Adam
Votes: 9
15. La reine Margot (1961 TV Movie)
132 min | Drama, History
Director: René Lucot | Stars: Françoise Prévost, Danielle Volle, Alain Quercy, Robert Porte
16. Les joueurs (1960 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
Director: Marcel Bluwal | Stars: Paul Gay, Alfred Adam, André Gille, Charles Denner
17. Le père Goriot (1972 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
The play opens with an description of a boarding house in Paris.in which, the young Rastignac, being for high society,is fined with Goriot,who bankrupts himself to support his two well-married daughters but be rejected by them eventually.
Director: Guy Jorré | Stars: Charles Vanel, Bruno Garcin, Roger Jacquet, Monique Nevers
Votes: 9
19. Maria Callas: Débuts à Paris (1958 TV Movie)
107 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Roger Benamou | Stars: Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Jean Paul Hurteau, Albert Lance
Votes: 38
20. La clé des champs (1958–1959)
Stars: Pierre Tchernia, Michel Serrault, Jean Poiret, Jacques Hilling
21. Énigmes de l'histoire (1956–1957)
History, Mystery
Stars: Alain Nobis, André Valmy, Henri Nassiet, Jacques Mauclair
Votes: 7
22. Invitation à la danse (1963)
Musical
Stars: Claude Bessy, Serge Lifar, Claire Motte, Maya Plisetskaya
23. Trente-Six Chansons (1956– )
52 min | Music
Stars: Jean Nohain, André Leclerc, Henri Leca, François Deguelt
25. Au delà de l'écran (1960–1968)
27 min | News
Stars: Pierre-Louis, Jean Nohain, André Leclerc, Anne-Marie Carrière
26. Noël historique: La première messe télévisée en direct de Notre-Dame de Paris (1948 TV Movie)
90 min
For the first time, on Christmas Eve, a nationally televised Catholic-Mass broadcasting is reaching a few hundreds households across France, one year before the launching of weekly religious program Le Jour du Seigneur (1949).
Director: Claude Barma | Stars: Raymond Pichard, Emmanuel Suhard
27. L'assassin a pris le métro (1955 TV Movie)
Mystery
Director: François Chatel | Stars: Guy Decomble, Pierre Destailles, Lise Graf, André Maheux
28. Kean (1949 TV Movie)
146 min | Drama
Director: Léon Ruth | Stars: Marcel André, Edmond Beauchamp, Pierre Brasseur, María Casares
29. Tréteaux, racontez-nous (1960–1961)
45 min | Documentary
Stars: Béatrix Dussane, Jean Pignol, Jean Rougerie, Henri Labussière
30. Le Jour du Seigneur (1949– )
90 min | Family
This iconic religious program, airing every Sunday morning since 1949, is the longest-running television show on French national TV. It features the weekly TV Catholic Mass and a number of short subjects associated with faith and religion.
Stars: André Vingt-Trois, Albert Decourtray, Michael Lonsdale, Jean-Marie Lustiger
32. Bouquet de joie (1956– )
Music
Stars: Henri Spade, Claude Emy, René-Louis Lafforgue, Caroline Cler
34. La nuit d'Austerlitz (1954 TV Movie)
Mystery
Director: Stellio Lorenzi | Stars: Joëlle Bernard, Robert Dalban, Hubert de Lapparent, Pierre Français
35. La boîte à sel (1955–1960)
Comedy
Stars: Robert Rocca, Jacques Grello, Danièle Rocca, Raymond Souplex
36. Les nouveaux du sixième étage (1955 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Lazare Iglesis | Stars: François Vibert, Germaine Ledoyen, Marcelle Arnold, Sophie Leclair
38. Un homme si calme (1960 TV Short)
Short
Director: Claude Loursais | Stars: Andrée Tainsy, Georges Chamarat, Harald Wolff, Camille Guérini
39. Madame Bovary (1953 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama
One rainy night, Emma, wife of a country doctor named Charles Bovary, keeps staring at the Marquis d'Andervilliers's invitation to his ball where she had so much fun. She is very much bored... See full summary »
Director: Claude Barma | Stars: Luce Feyrer, Yves Vincent, Jacques Clancy, Claude Arlay
40. Voyage sans passeport (1956–1969)
23 min | Documentary
Stars: Jean Cassou, André Frossard, Daniel Mayer
41. Rendez-vous avec... (1956–1965)
25 min | Talk-Show
A different star talks, sings in every episode.
Stars: Jacqueline Joubert, Jacqueline François, Jean Bretonnière, Lucien Jeunesse
42. Un égale trois (1964– )
40 min | Comedy
Stars: Jacques Martin, Paul Mercey, Lawrence Riesner, Jean Yanne
43. Les Villes d'art (1954– )
15 min | Documentary
Developed by using a visual counterpoint combining outside shots and the works of art themselves, the series explores influential historical cities and their artistic and architectural heritage.
Stars: Giorgio De Chirico, Jean-Marie Drot
44. Don Carlos (II) (1957 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama
Director: Pierre Viallet | Stars: Raymond Hermantier, Hélène Sauvaneix, Danièle Condamin, Hubert Noël
45. Tous les jours fête (1958 TV Movie)
33 min | Family
As the possessions of the late psychic Madame Tout-Coeur are being sold at an auction, her old friend Oscar Dimanche tells her story and that of her family to a little girl named Estelle ... See full summary »
Director: René Lucot | Stars: Camille Guérini, Marianne Oswald, Jacqueline Lemaire, Guy Saint-Jean
46. École des vedettes (1956–1963)
Music, Talk-Show
Aimée Mortimer hosts a monthly entertainment showcase wherein established artists sponsor up-and-coming talent.
Stars: Aimée Mortimer, Pierre Fromont, Jacques Charon, Jean-Pierre Aumont
48. Dans la vie faut pas s'en faire (1962 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary
Director: Georges Folgoas | Stars: Dominique Nohain, Albert Willemetz, Sophie Daumier, Juliette Gréco
49. Les enfants de la nuit (1957 TV Movie)
Drama
From 1920 to 1922, in a small town of Ireland, during the Irish Independence War first, then during the Irish Civil War, a chronicle of the life of a group of young people, who love and ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Prat | Stars: Robert Bazil, Edmond Beauchamp, Jean Besnard, René-Jean Chauffard
50. Les Femmes aussi (1964–1973)
43 min | Documentary
Stars: Simone Signoret, Francis Bouygues, Annie Girardot, Françoise Sagan