A Nous la Liberte / Freedom for Us (French) - 1931 - Movie Poster - Framed Picture 11 x 14

A nous la liberte (English: Freedom for Us) is a 1931 French film directed by René Clair.

Praised for its scenic design and use of sound, À nous la liberté has been called Clair's "crowning achievement".

The film later became embroiled in controversy with the release of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times (1936), which bore some similarities to this film, such as the conveyor belt gags. In the end, instead of going to court, they reached a settlement, but the whole episode lasted around a decade. Chaplin maintained that he had never seen the film, as did everyone else at the studio.

René Clair himself was never a part of the case and was actually quite embarrassed by it, since he had great admiration for Chaplin and had always maintained that they were all in debt to him, and any inspiration Chaplin might have gotten from his film would be an honor for him. A speculation over this case was that it was a conspiracy from Nazi Germany to discredit Chaplin; A nous la liberte's production company, Tobis-Tonbild-Syndikat (de), was German. It is notable that the out-of-court settlement was reached only after the end of World War II.