The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
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20% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
(258 ratings)
Taken from the popular play by Jean Giraudoux, The Madwoman Of Chaillot has an international all-star cast, but the final result falls short despite the talents of the celebrated thespians. The madwoman in question is the extremely eccentric Countess Aurelia (Katherine Hepburn). Roderick (Richard… More Taken from the popular play by Jean Giraudoux, The Madwoman Of Chaillot has an international all-star cast, but the final result falls short despite the talents of the celebrated thespians. The madwoman in question is the extremely eccentric Countess Aurelia (Katherine Hepburn). Roderick (Richard Chamberlain) is the peace-loving activist who, along with a local rag picker (Danny Kaye), warns the Countess of a plot to destroy the city. A quartet of villains led by the Chairman (Yul Brynner) are after the oil reserves that bubble under the water supply. Along with the Broker (Charles Boyer), the Commissar (Oscar Homolka), and the Prospector (Donald Pleasence), the evil developers plan to secure the oil rights to the region with or without the consent of the unsuspecting public. The Countess invites Josephine (Dame Edith Evans) to judge the villains, who are locked in the Countess's cellar for their crimes against the people of Paris in this lethargic film. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bryan Forbes
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Nov 21, 1969 Wide
- On DVD
- May 6, 1992
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Fascinating star-studded mess, but a mess all the same.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
A tremendously talky effort featuring a ton of stars. One of two films I tried to sit through, but couldn't.
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Cast
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Katharine Hepburn
as Countess Aurelia the Madwoman of Chaillo...
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Charles Boyer
as The Broker
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Claude Dauphin
as Dr. Jadin
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Edith Evans
as Josephine the Madwoman of La Concorde
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Margaret Leighton
as Constance the Madwoman of Passy
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John Gavin
as The Reverend
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Paul Henreid
as General
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Giulietta Masina
as Gabrielle the Madwoman of Sulpice
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Oscar Homolka
as The Commissar
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Nanette Newman
as Irma
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Richard Chamberlain
as Roderick
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Yul Brynner
as The Chairman
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Donald Pleasence
as the Prospector
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Danny Kaye
as The Ragpicker
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Fernand Gravey
as Police sergeant
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Gordon Heath
as The Folksinger
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Gerald Sim
as Julius
- Jacques Marin
- Henri Virlojeux
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Gilles Ségal
as Deaf Mute
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Gaston Palmer
as Juggler
- Harriett Ariel
- Catherine Berg
- Henri Cogan
- Jackie Farley
- Bernard Woringer
- Christian Duvaleix
- George Hilsdon
