Gwendoline

"Adventure without shame! A lost, lost civilization where no man has ever been...And for good reason!"

1984 1h 28m FR

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 116

AdventureFantasyThriller

Synopsis

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A beautiful woman hires an intrepid adventurer to help find her father, who has disappeared in the jungle while searching for a rare and priceless butterfly. Along the way they run into cannibals, a race of Amazon warriors and all the usual attractions one would expect to find in a lost jungle.

“Adventure without shame! A lost, lost civilization where no man has ever been...And for good reason!”

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Cast

Tawny Kitaen
Gwendoline
Brent Huff
Willard
Zabou Breitman
Beth
Bernadette Lafont
The Queen
Jean Rougerie
D'Arcy
Roland Amstutz
Policeman Mr. Cattochet
Vernon Dobtcheff
Shirko
Takashi Kawahara
Mao

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Just Jaeckin
Writers: Just Jaeckin
Languages: French, English
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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42 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: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Just Jaeckin, shot by André Domage. 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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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tawny Kitaen and Brent Huff and Zabou Breitman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Adventure without shame! A lost, lost civilization where no man has ever been...And for good reason!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Just Jaeckin directs. André Domage behind the camera. Pierre Bachelet scores. Michèle Boëhm cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
4Directed by Just Jaeckin, shot by André Domage. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Pierre Bachelet. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michèle Boëhm shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tawny Kitaen and Brent Huff and Zabou Breitman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Adventure without shame! A lost, lost civilization where no man has ever been...And for good reason!".
9IMDB entry: tt0087903 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.