Weak Women (French: Faibles femmes, Italian: Le donne sono deboli) is a 1959 French-Italian comedy film featuring Alain Delon. It was one of his first roles and was crucial to launching him as a star. It was also known as Three Murderesses.
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| Directed by | Michel Boisrond |
| Written by | Michel Boisrond Annette Wademant |
| Starring | Alain Delon Pascale Petit Mylène Demongeot Jacqueline Sassard |
| Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
| Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production companies | Euro International Films Transcontinental Films S.A. |
| Distributed by | Les Films Marceau |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $17.7 million[1] |
The movie was a success at the French box office and achieved release in the US.[2] Delon made some personal appearances in New York to promote the movie.[3]
Cast
edit- Alain Delon as Julien Fenal
- Mylène Demongeot as Sabine
- Pascale Petit as Agathe
- Jacqueline Sassard as Hélène Maroni
- Simone Renant as Marguerite Maroni
- Monique Mélinand as Madame Fenal
- Héléna Manson as la mère supérieure
- Pierre Mondy as André
- Noël Roquevert as Édouard Maroni
- Albert Médina as Monsieur Courcel
- Anita Ruff as Anita Pérez
- Adrienne Servantie as Madame Courcel
- André Luguet as Monsieur Fenal
- Magdeleine Bérubet as Sister Marguerite
- Yves Barsacq
References
edit- ^ Movie box office information at Box Office Story
- ^ Walter Lowe (Apr 14, 1959). "Cinema-Hopping on the Champs Elysees". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 7.
- ^ HOWARD THOMPSON (July 2, 1959). "FOX BUYS CONCERN IN JOHANNESBURG: Film Company in Africa Acquired for $1,125,000 -- 'Anatomy of Murder' Here". New York Times. p. 15.
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