Emmanuelle 5

"She's hot, but she'll have to stay cool to stay alive."

1987 1h 25m EN

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★4.5TMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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Emmanuelle, the sexiest woman in the world, endures a streak of bad luck that begins when she's stripped by a mob of adoring fans at an international film festival. Emmanuelle's lousy luck continues when she's abducted from her yacht off the South of France and forced to submit to the erotic desires of an Arab sheik.

“She's hot, but she'll have to stay cool to stay alive.”

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Cast

Monique Gabrielle
Emmanuelle
Crofton Hardester
Eric
Dana Burns Westburg
Charles Foster
Bryan Shane
Yaseen Khan
Rajid
Michele Burger
Girl No. 3
Pamm Vlastas
Suvi
Max Strom
Talking Soldier

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Writers: Walerian Borowczyk, Alex Cunningham, Howard R. Cohen
Languages: English, French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Emmanuelle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Walerian Borowczyk, shot by Max Monteillet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pierre Bachelet. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jocelyne Aguado shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Monique Gabrielle and Crofton Hardester and Dana Burns Westburg carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Walerian Borowczyk directs. Max Monteillet behind the camera. Pierre Bachelet scores. Jocelyne Aguado cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Part of the "Emmanuelle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Walerian Borowczyk, shot by Max Monteillet. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Pierre Bachelet. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jocelyne Aguado shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Monique Gabrielle and Crofton Hardester and Dana Burns Westburg carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "She's hot, but she'll have to stay cool to stay alive.".
10IMDB entry: tt0092962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Max Monteillet
Original score: Pierre Bachelet
Editing: Jocelyne Aguado
Production design: Steve Greenberg
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Emmanuelle 5 (1987)

Part of

Emmanuelle Collection

A series of French softcore erotic movies from the seventies, which were somewhat of a phenomenon when they were first released. Only the movies starring Silvia Kristel are considered part of the "official" series, excluding Emmanuelle IV, since then many spin-offs, cash-ins and rip-offs have been produced by many studios around the world.