Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

has been the setting for many films, produced mostly in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...

Before 1950

* '' Barrabas'' (1920) * ''

Cœur fidèle ''Cœur fidèle'' is a 1923 French drama film directed by Jean Epstein. It has the alternative English title ''Faithful Heart''. The film tells a melodramatic story of thwarted romance, set against a background of the Marseille docks, and expe ...

'' (1923) * '' Monte Cristo'' (1929) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * ' (1935) * '' César'' (1936) * '' Passage to Marseille'' (1944) * ''Inspecteur Sergil'' (1947) * ''Sergil et le dictateur'' (1948)

1950–1959

* ''Sergil chez les filles'' (1952) *''

House on the Waterfront ''House on the Waterfront'' (French: ''Port du désir'') is a 1955 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar and Henri Vidal.Block p.49 It was made at the Billancourt Studios with some location ...

'' (1954) * ''Mémoire d’un flic'' (1955) * ''Le Couteau sous la gorge'' (1955) * ''

Honoré de Marseille ''Honoré de Marseille'' is a 1956 French comedy film by Maurice Régamey. Plot The story begins in 600 BC with the landing in a calque of a Phocéenne galley commanded by the warrior Honorius who, married by mistake the daughter of the Ligurian ...

'' (1956) * '' Seven Thunders'' (1957)

1950–1979

* '' Fanny'' (1961) * ''

Je vous salue, mafia! ''Je vous salue, mafia!'' (''Mafia, I Salute You'') is a 1965 French Italian film directed by Raoul Lévy. It was released in Italy as ''Mafia, Yo Te Saludo''. Cast *Eddie Constantine as Rudy *Henry Silva as Schaft *Jack Klugman as Phil *Elsa M ...

'' (1965) * ''Requiem pour une canaille'' (1967) * ''

L'armée des ombres ''Army of Shadows'' (french: L'Armée des ombres; it, L'armata degli eroi) is a 1969 World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville, and starring Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse and Jean-Pierre Casse ...

'' (1969) * '' Borsalino'' (1970) * '' The French Connection'' (1971) * '' Borsalino & Co.'' (1974) * ''

The Marseille Contract ''The Marseille Contract'' (released in the US as ''The Destructors'') is a 1974 United Kingdom, British thriller film directed by Robert Parrish. It stars Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn and James Mason. Set in France, the story concerns an Ameri ...

'' (1974) * ''

French Connection II ''French Connection II'' is a 1975 American action thriller film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a sequel to the 1971 Academy Award for Best Picture winner '' The French Connection''. The film continues the story o ...

'' (1975)

1980–1999

* '' Le Bar du téléphone'' (1980) * ''

La Lune dans le caniveau ''The Moon in the Gutter'' (french: La Lune dans le caniveau) is a 1983 French drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix. It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. Although it immediately followed Beineix's big, commercial success ''Di ...

'' (1983) * '' Le Marginal'' (1983) * '' The Judge'' (1984) * '' 37°2 le matin'' (1986) * '' Trois places pour le 26'' (1988) * '' Roselyne et les lions'' (1989) * ''

My Father's Glory ''My Father's Glory'' (french: La Gloire de mon père) is a 1957 autobiographical novel by Marcel Pagnol. Its sequel is ''My Mother's Castle''. It is the first of four volumes in Pagnol's ''Souvenirs d'enfance'' series. It is also a 1990 film ba ...

'' (1990) * '' My Mother's Castle'' (1990) * '' Le Petit Criminel'' (1990) * '' Un, deux, trois, soleil'' (1993) * '' Bye-Bye'' (1995) * '' Marius et Jeannette'' (1997) * ''

Taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice ...

'' (1998)

2000 onwards

* ''

Baise-moi ''Baise-moi'' is a 2000 French crime thriller film written and directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi and starring Karen Lancaume and Raffaëla Anderson. It is based on the novel by Despentes, first published in 1993. The film recei ...

'' (2000) * ''

Comme un aimant ''Comme un aimant'' (released in the USA as ''The Magnet'') is a 2000 French film by Kamel Saleh and Akhenaton. It depicts eight young people living in the district of Panier, in Marseille. The film's title means 'like a magnet', and is a refere ...

'' (2000) * ''

Taxi 2 ''Taxi 2'' is a 2000 French action comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and released in March 2000. Starring Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard. It is the second installment in the ''Taxi'' film series. It is a sequel to ...

'' (2000) * ''Total Khéops'' (2001) * '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002) * ''

Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. L ...

'' (2002) * '' The Transporter'' (2002) * ' (2003) * ''

Love Actually ''Love Actually'' is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. It features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and television proje ...

'' (2003) * ''

Taxi 3 ''Taxi 3'' (french: Taxi Trois) is a 2003 French action comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. Starring Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard, it is the sequel to ''Taxi 2'', and was followed by ''Taxi 4''. It is the third inst ...

'' (2003) * ''

Lila Says ''Lila Says'' ( French title: ''Lila dit ça'') is a 2004 French film directed by Ziad Doueiri. The plot is based on the novel of the same title written by "Chimo" (a pseudonym). Plot Chimo (played by Mohammed Khouas) is a nineteen-year-old ...

'' (2004) * '' Plus belle la vie'' (TV - 2004-2009) * ''

Taxi 4 ''Taxi 4'' (stylized on-screen as ''T4Xi''; french: Taxi Quatre) is a 2007 French action comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and the fourth installment of the ''Taxi'' film series. It is a sequel to ''Taxi 3'' and followed by '' Taxi 5''. A ...

'' (2006) * '' MR 73'' (2008) * ''

Traitor Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

'' (2008) * '' The Transporter 3'' (2008) * '' A Prophet'' (2009) * '' Manmadhan Ambu'' (Tamil) (2010) * ''

Twiggy Dame Lesley Lawson (''née'' Hornby; born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging '60s in London. ...

'' (2011) * '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011 film)'' * '' Fanny'' (2013) * '' Marius'' (2013) * '' The Connection'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015) * '' In Memoriam'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

Transit Transit may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Transit'' (1979 film), a 1979 Israeli film * ''Transit'' (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world * ''Transit'' (2006 film), a 2006 ...

'' (2018) * ''

Taxi 5 ''Taxi 5'' (french: Taxi Cinq) is a 2018 French action comedy film directed by Franck Gastambide. A sequel to ''Taxi 4'', it is the fifth installment of the ''Taxi'' film series and features different characters. Plot Sylvain Marot, inspect ...

'' (2018) * '' Stillwater'' (2021) * ''

BAC Nord ''BAC Nord'' (internationally titled ''The Stronghold'') is a 2021 French action thriller film co-written and directed by Cédric Jimenez, starring Gilles Lellouche, François Civil, Karim Leklou, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Kenza Fortas. The fi ...

'' (2021)

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