翻译Dinspiration communiste LÉcran français est diffusé clandestinement de décembre 1943 à juillet 1945 Le premier numéro « libre » paraît le 4 juillet 19451 ; le dernier no 348 est daté du 12 mars 1952

L'Écran français, which was inspired by communism, was distributed clandestinely from December 1943 to July 1945. The first "free" issue was released on July 4, 1945, and the last issue (no. 348) was dated March 12, 1952. By the end of 1945, its circulation had reached 110,000 copies.

Among its contributors were Alexandre Astruc, André Bazin, Jean George Auriol, Jacques-Bernard Brunius, Lucienne Escoube, Jean-Charles Tacchella, and Georges Sadoul.

Roger Boussinot took over as editor-in-chief from March 1950.