A Golden Widow
1969 film
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A Golden Widow (French: Une veuve en or) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Michel Audiard and starring Michèle Mercier, Claude Rich and Roger Carel.[1] It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.
Directed byMichel Audiard
Written byMichel Audiard
Jean-Marie Poiré
Odette Joyeux
Jean-Marie Poiré
Odette Joyeux
Produced byMaurice Jacquin
StarringMichèle Mercier
Claude Rich
Roger Carel
Claude Rich
Roger Carel
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| Directed by | Michel Audiard |
| Written by | Michel Audiard Jean-Marie Poiré Odette Joyeux |
| Produced by | Maurice Jacquin |
| Starring | Michèle Mercier Claude Rich Roger Carel |
| Cinematography | Georges Barsky Pierre Petit |
| Edited by | Catherine Kelber Hélène Plemiannikov |
| Music by | Jacques Loussier |
Production companies | Comacico Les Films Copernic Mars Film Roxy Film Ultra Film |
| Distributed by | Les Films Paramount |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy West Germany |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti.
Synopsis
A woman discovers that she has inherited a huge fortune from a relation, but the unusual terms of inheritance state that she must be a widow, otherwise the money will go elsewhere. She seeks to get a gangster to murder her sculptor husband who in turn goes to other gangsters to seek protection.
Cast
- Michèle Mercier as Delphine Berger
- Claude Rich as Antoine Berger
- Roger Carel as Aristophane Percankas - un riche armateur grec
- Jean Carmet as Un membre du Yiddish International Power
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Le conservateur du musée
- Jean-Pierre Darras as Rapha - le chef du syndicat du crime
- Mario David as Monsieur Sigmund - un admirateur zurichois
- Folco Lulli as Le Sicilien - un tueur
- André Pousse as Pierre Déricourt de Savignac dit Pierrot le Farceur
- Sim as Il Vecchio - un tueur sur le retour
- Jacques Dufilho as Joseph - un détective
- Max Amyl as Le Pierrot
- Jean Martin as Un lieutenant
