Thomas Plemian is an English tutor who is having an affair with one of
his pupils, Juliette, even though he is married, to Claire. The
two women could not be more different - Juliette is selfish and greedy,
Claire is kind and considerate. Claire would like to have a baby
but is unable to conceive. Meanwhile, the wife of one of Thomas'
pupils is pregnant and has no desire to keep the baby. Thomas
sees an opportunity to satisfy the needs of both women by kidnapping
the latter's baby and getting his wife to fake a pregnancy. If
his wife refuses to participate in the scheme, he can always rely on
Juliette...
Script: Claude Brulé, Aldo Buzzi, Noël Calef, Ennio De Concini, Alberto Lattuada, Edoardo Anton (novel)
Cinematographer: Roberto Gerardi, Ennio Guarnieri
Music: Piero Piccioni
Cast:Anouk Aimée (Claire, Plemian's wife),
Tomas Milian (Thomas Plemian), Raymond Pellegrin (Serizeilles),
Jeanne Valérie (Juliette),
Philippe Dumat (The driver),
Antonella Erspamer (Simone),
Jacques Morel (Inspector Chattard),
Yvette Beaumont (Suzanne),
Guy Tréjan,
Mag-Avril,
Claude Caroll,
Ariana Gorini,
Giuseppe Porelli,
Albert Dinan,
Charles Bouillaud
Country: Italy / France
Language: Italian
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 105 min
Aka:Unexpected
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