The French Woman

1977 film

  • 8 September 1977 (1977-09-08)
Running time
105 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBox office$8.6 million[1]

The French Woman (French: Madame Claude) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Just Jaeckin and starring Françoise Fabian.[2] The film is inspired by the life of French brothel madam Madame Claude.[3]

Cast

  • Françoise Fabian as Madame Claude
  • Dayle Haddon as Elizabeth
  • Murray Head as David Evans
  • Klaus Kinski as Alexander Zakis
  • Vibeke Knudsen as Anne-Marie
  • Maurice Ronet as Pierre
  • Robert Webber as Howard
  • Jean Gaven as Gustave Lucas
  • André Falcon as Paul
  • François Perrot as Lefevre
  • Marc Michel as Hugo
  • Roland Bertin as Soulier
  • Ed Bishop as Smith
  • Karl Held as Stanfield

References

  1. ^ "Madame Claude (1977) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
  2. ^ Dowd, Maureen (2008). "New York Times: The French Woman". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  3. ^ Grimes, William (23 December 2015). "Fernande Grudet, 92, Dies; Ran High-Society Call-Girl Ring as 'Madame Claude'". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

External links

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Films directed by Just Jaeckin
  • Emmanuelle (1974)
  • Story of O (1975)
  • Spermula (1976) (assistant director, uncredited)
  • The French Woman (1977)
  • The Last Romantic Lover (1978)
  • Private Collections (1979) (Short story: Island of sirens)
  • Girls (1980)
  • Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)
  • The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (1984)
  • The King of Ads (segment Seiko commercial, documentary) (1991)
  • The King of Ads, Part 2 (documentary) (1993)
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