A list of notable films produced in the Cinema of Spain, ordered by year of release in the 1940s. For an alphabetical list of articles on Spanish films, see .
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | ||||
| Marianela | Drama | |||
| Stowaway on Board | Comedy | |||
| 1941 | ||||
| La famosa Luz María | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
| The Cursed Village | Drama | |||
| Goyescas | Benito Perojo | Musical | ||
| El hombre que se quiso matar | ||||
| El abanderado | ||||
| Los ladrones somos gente honrada | Amparo Rivelles, Antonio Riquelme, Fernando Freyre de Andrade | Comedy | Adaptation of Enrique Jardiel Poncela's play | |
| Los misterios de Tanger | Drama | Germán López Prieto | ||
| Malvaloca | Drama | Based on a Joaquín Álvarez Quintero play | ||
| Raza | War drama | Based on a novel by Franco. Recut in the 1950s to remove fascist elements. | ||
| 1943 | ||||
| Cristina Guzmán | Drama | |||
| Cinnamon Flower | Eduardo García Maroto | Musical comedy | ||
| El 13 – 13 | Comedy | |||
| Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree | Comedy | Based on Enrique Jardiel Poncela's play with the same title | ||
| A Famous Gentleman | Drama | |||
| Fantastic Night | Drama | |||
| Fever | Drama | Co-production with Italy | ||
| The House of Rain | Drama | |||
| It Happened in Damascus | Comedy | Co-production with Italy | ||
| The Scandal | Drama | Based on the novel by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón | ||
| Traces of Light | Comedy | |||
| Viaje sin destino | Comedy | |||
| 1944 | ||||
| Life Begins at Midnight | Screwball comedy | |||
| Lola Montes | Historical | |||
| The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks | Mystery | |||
| Santander, la ciudad en llamas | Drama | Written by Germán López Prieto | ||
| Ella, él y sus millones | Screwball comedy | |||
| Tuvo la culpa Adán | Screwball comedy | |||
| El clavo (The Nail) | Crime / Love | Based on a short story by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Great success | ||
| 1945 | ||||
| Bamboo | Historical comedy | |||
| The Captain's Ship | Florián Rey | Drama | ||
| Carnival Sunday | Crime | |||
| La vida en un hilo | Comedy | |||
| Last Stand in the Philippines | Historical | About the 1898 Spanish–American War in the Philippines seen with Franco's propagandist speech. | ||
| El destino se disculpa | Comedy | Based on a Wenceslao Fernández Flórez novel adapted by himself | ||
| 1946 | ||||
| The Crime of Bordadores Street | Crime | |||
| Gentleman Thief | Comedy | |||
| The Prodigal Woman | Drama | Pedro Antonio de Alarcón novel | ||
| 1947 | ||||
| Anguish | Crime | |||
| The Black Siren | Carlos Serrano de Osma | Drama | ||
| The Bullfighter's Suit | Drama | |||
| Don Quixote | Historical | |||
| Four Women | Drama | |||
| Lola Leaves for the Ports | Musical | |||
| Nada | Drama | Based on the famous Nada by Carmen Laforet | ||
| Song of Dolores | Entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival | |||
| Three Mirrors | Mystery drama | Co-production with Portugal | ||
| When the Angels Sleep | Drama | Co-production with Italy | ||
| 1948 | ||||
| Anchor Button | Comedy | There are several sequels and remakes. | ||
| The Butterfly That Flew Over the Sea | Drama | |||
| The Drummer of Bruch | Ana Mariscal, Juan de Landa | Historical | ||
| Guest of Darkness | Historical | |||
| The Howl | Mystery | Co-production with Italy | ||
| Life in Shadows | War drama | Filmgoer; not released until 1952 | ||
| Madness for Love | Historical drama | The loves and madness of Joanna of Castile, Queen of Spain | ||
| Mare Nostrum | Drama | |||
| The Party Goes On | Drama | |||
| The Sunless Street | Drama | Written by Miguel Mihura | ||
| A Toast for Manolete | Biopic | |||
| 1949 | ||||
| The Captain from Loyola | Historical | |||
| Currito of the Cross | Drama | |||
| The Duchess of Benameji | Historical | |||
| The Guitar of Gardel | Musical | Co-production with Argentina | ||
| I'm Not Mata Hari | Comedy | |||
| In a Corner of Spain | Drama | |||
| Just Any Woman | Drama | |||
| A Man on the Road | Drama | |||
| My Beloved Juan | Comedy | Based on Miguel Mihura's famous play and written by himself | ||
| Ninety Minutes | Drama | |||
| Rumbo | Paquita Rico, Julia Lajos | Drama | Entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival | |
| They Always Return at Dawn | Drama | |||
| Wings of Youth | Drama | |||