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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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The Seventh Commandment
1957 1h 36m FR
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
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Princesse Nadia Vronskaïa is a veteran con artist who uses her feminine wiles to bilk wealthy, susceptible old men. Inevitably, she outsmarts herself when she falls in love with one of her victims. In concert with her new beau, she turns the tables on her former partners in crime.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jacques Dumesnil
Gilbert Odet
Jacques Morel
Pilou
Edwige Feuillère
Princess Nadia Vronskaïa
Maurice Teynac
Labaroche
Philippe Olive
Marquis of Elgoïbar
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Aunt Amélie
Micheline Dax
Replacement brunette
Jean Lefebvre
Edouard, Amélie's son
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Raymond Bernard
- Writers
- Jean Marsan, Jacques Companéez
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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The take
Raymond Bernard directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 169 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Jacques Dumesnil and Jacques Morel and Edwige Feuillère carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0143868 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 96 min · 1h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Raymond Bernard
Production companies
Who made it
- CO
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1958-01-27
