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The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)

G ★ 7.1/10 132 min Comedy, Drama United States English
Director: Bryan Forbes
Theatre Play: Jean Giraudoux
Screenplay by: Edward Anhalt
Adaptation: Maurice Valency
Streaming: Not available
With the world getting ready to blow itself up, look who's minding the store.

Description

An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.

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Top Cast

Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn Contessa Aurelia
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer The Broker
Claude Dauphin
Claude Dauphin Dr. Jadin
Edith Evans
Edith Evans Josephine
John Gavin
John Gavin The Reverend
Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid The General
Oskar Homolka
Oskar Homolka The Commissar
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner The Chairman

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