The Madwoman of Chaillot

Bryan Forbes
1969-10-12

With the world getting ready to blow itself up, look who's minding the store.
7.1
132 min

An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.

Cast

Name Character Team
Katharine Hepburn Contessa Aurelia Unowned
Charles Boyer The Broker Unowned
Claude Dauphin Dr. Jadin Unowned
Edith Evans Josephine Unowned
John Gavin The Reverend Unowned
Paul Henreid The General Unowned
Oskar Homolka The Commissar Unowned
Yul Brynner The Chairman Unowned
Richard Chamberlain The Reverend Unowned
Donald Pleasence The Prospector Unowned
Henri Virlogeux The Peddler Unowned
Danny Kaye The Ragpicker Unowned
Giulietta Masina Gabrielle Unowned
Margaret Leighton Constance, the Madwoman of Passy Unowned
Nanette Newman Irma Unowned
George Hilsdon Waiter Unowned
Gilles Ségal Deaf mute Unowned
Gaston Palmer Juggler Unowned
Harriett Ariel Flower girl Unowned
Jackie Farley Poule Unowned
Sabine Lods Poule Unowned
Manuela von Oppen Newsgirl Unowned
Fernand Gravey Police sergeant Unowned
Bernard Woringer Policeman Unowned
Catherine Berg Communist secretary Unowned