Madame Claude (1977)
Directed by Just Jaeckin

Comedy / Drama
aka: The French Woman

Film Synopsis

Madame Claude caters for the luxury end of the prostitution racket, offering a privileged service to men in high places in the political and business spheres.  She prides herself not only on the quality of the merchandise she offers to satisfy every fantasy her clients care to indulge in, but also on her discretion.  Alas, Madame Claude's employees are not quite so discrete and David, a young photographer, puts her business in peril when he begins blackmailing her customers with compromising photographs...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Just Jaeckin
  • Script: André G. Brunelin, Jacques Quoirez (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Robert Fraisse
  • Music: Serge Gainsbourg
  • Cast: Françoise Fabian (Madame Claude), Dayle Haddon (Elizabeth), Murray Head (David Evans), Klaus Kinski (Alexander Zakis), Vibeke Knudsen (Anne-Marie), Maurice Ronet (Pierre), Robert Webber (Howard), Jean Gaven (Gustave Lucas), André Falcon (Paul), François Perrot (Lefevre), Marc Michel (Hugo), Roland Bertin (Soulier), Ed Bishop (Smith), Karl Held (Stanfield), Ylva Setterborg (Jill), Marie-Christine Deshayes (Florence), Max Amyl (Le prince), Sophie Barnett (Charlotte), Jack Berard (Le chauffeur), Valérie Bonnier (Une vendeuse)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Aka: The French Woman

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