6 Best Yves Montand Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 15, 2026

Yves Montand moved from popular cabaret singer to one of French cinema’s most respected dramatic actors, often taking on roles with real political weight. Z exposes a government conspiracy after a leftist politician’s assassination, The Confession tortures a Czech communist official, State of Siege kidnaps an American official in Uruguay, and Jean de Florette schemes against a hunchbacked neighbour’s water. The Wages of Fear and Let’s Make Love round out the list.

Jean de Florette (1986)

TMDB ★ 7.8

In rural France, Depardieu plays Jean de Florette, a hunchbacked man who inherits a farm and runs into his neighbours' scheming.

Directed by Claude Berri · 2h 02m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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State of Siege (1972)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Guerrillas kidnap an American official in Uruguay and uncover his secret role training local police in torture, with Yves Montand in the lead.

Directed by Costa-Gavras · 2h 02m

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Confession (1970)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Yves Montand plays a Czechoslovak communist official who is arrested and tortured by his own party.

Directed by Costa-Gavras · 2h 19m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Z (1969)

TMDB ★ 8.1

A magistrate's investigation into a political assassination uncovers a vast government conspiracy.

Directed by Costa-Gavras · 2h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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Let's Make Love (1960)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A wealthy businessman poses as a struggling actor to win over a Broadway performer, with Yves Montand in the lead.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Wages of Fear (1953)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 100% Metacritic 85

Four desperate men agree to drive trucks of unstable nitroglycerin across treacherous South American terrain.

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · 2h 34m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 1 nomination total

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Yves Montand Movies

Jean de Florette (1986)

State of Siege (1972)

The Confession (1970)

Z (1969)

Let's Make Love (1960)

The Wages of Fear (1953)

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