Year

Country

Home

People

Films

Articles

Store

The History of French Cinema:1941

14/2 -

Veit Harlan’s anti-Jewish German propaganda film Jew Suss is released to a positive response. [ADD]

30/6 -

The Vichy Government calls on Abel Gance to prove his Aryan origins to the head of the cinema industry. [ADD]

Sep -

German censorship over film distribution in the occupied zone is enforced. [ADD]

Oct -

Films recorded on reduced formats are banned in favour of the 16mm format. [ADD]

31/12 -

The Propaganda Division of the cinema’s regulating body enact six statutes which include the exclusion of Jews from all areas of filmmaking. [ADD]

31/12 -

The three taxes applicable to the revenue of the film industry – social, state and municipal – are replaced by one tax proportionately related to box office revenue. [ADD]

– A technical control service is created to standardise equipment used throughout the domestic film industry. [ADD] 

– The COIC abolish fixed film rental tariffs and establish a minimum film rental of 20% for films over two years old  and 25% to 50% for more recent films. [ADD]

– Programming agreements developed between cinemas during the depression are made illegal. [ADD]

Other Key French Films of 1941

The History of Cinema: 1941