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 Fra ...

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) * Hollywoo ...

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 exper ...

'' (1923) * '' Monte Cristo'' (1929) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * ' (1935) * '' César'' (1936) * ''

Passage to Marseille ''Passage to Marseille'', also known as ''Message to Marseille'', is a 1944 American war film made by Warner Brothers, directed by Michael Curtiz. The screenplay was by Casey Robinson and Jack Moffitt from the novel ''Sans Patrie'' (''Men Withou ...

'' (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 Ca ...

'' (1969) * ''

Borsalino Borsalino is the oldest Italian company specializing in the manufacture of luxury hats. Since 1857, the manufacture has been based in Alessandria, Piedmont. The founder, Giuseppe Borsalino, is remembered for creating a particular model of felt ...

'' (1970) * '' The French Connection'' (1971) * '' Borsalino & Co.'' (1974) * '' The Marseille Contract'' (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 stor ...

'' (1975)

1980–1999

* ''

Le Bar du téléphone ''Le bar du téléphone'' is a 1980 French film directed by Claude Barrois. Cast and roles * Daniel Duval - Toni Véronèse * François Périer - Commissaire Claude Joinville * Raymond Pellegrin - Robert Pérez * Julien Guiomar - Antoine Bini * ...

'' (1980) * '' La Lune dans le caniveau'' (1983) * '' Le Marginal'' (1983) * '' The Judge'' (1984) * ''

37°2 le matin ''Betty Blue'' (french: 37°2 le matin, lit=37.2°C in the morning) is a 1986 French erotic psychological drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, based on the 1985 novel ''37°2 le matin'' by Philippe Djian. The film stars Béatrice Dalle ...

'' (1986) * '' Trois places pour le 26'' (1988) * '' Roselyne et les lions'' (1989) * '' My Father's Glory'' (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 choic ...

'' (1998)

2000 onwards

* '' Baise-moi'' (2000) * '' Comme un aimant'' (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''. Li ...

'' (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 p ...

'' (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 ins ...

'' (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 se ...

'' (2004) * ''

Plus belle la vie ''Plus belle la vie'' (More beautiful life) is a French television soap opera based on an idea by Hubert Besson and characters created by Georges Desmouceaux, Bénédicte Achard, Magaly Richard-Serrano and Olivier Szulzynger. On air since 30 Augus ...

'' (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''. ...

'' (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 ''A Prophet'' (french: Un prophète) is a 2009 French prison crime film directed by Jacques Audiard with a screenplay by Audiard, with Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, and Nicolas Peufaillit, from a story by Dafri. The film stars Tahar Rahi ...

'' (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, inspe ...

'' (2018) * '' Stillwater'' (2021) * '' BAC Nord'' (2021)

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