The French Woman

This article is about the 1977 film. For the 1995 film, see A French Woman. For the 2014 film, see French Women (film).

The French Woman
French film poster
Directed by	Just Jaeckin
Written by	André G. Brunelin Jacques Quoirez
Produced by	Claire Duval
Starring	Françoise Fabian
Cinematography	Robert Fraisse
Edited by	Marie-Sophie Dubus
Music by	Serge Gainsbourg
Release date	8 September 1977 (1977-09-08)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$8.6 million[1]

The French Woman (French: Madame Claude) is a 1977 French drama film directed by Just Jaeckin and starring Françoise Fabian.^[2] The film is inspired by the life of French brothel madam Madame Claude.^[3]

Cast

• Françoise Fabian as Madame Claude
• Dayle Haddon as Elizabeth
• Murray Head as David Evans
• Klaus Kinski as Alexander Zakis
• Vibeke Knudsen as Anne-Marie
• Maurice Ronet as Pierre
• Robert Webber as Howard
• Jean Gaven as Gustave Lucas
• André Falcon as Paul
• François Perrot as Lefevre
• Marc Michel as Hugo
• Roland Bertin as Soulier
• Ed Bishop as Smith
• Karl Held as Stanfield

References

1. "Madame Claude (1977) - JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
2. Dowd, Maureen (2008). "New York Times: The French Woman". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
3. Grimes, William (23 December 2015). "Fernande Grudet, 92, Dies; Ran High-Society Call-Girl Ring as 'Madame Claude'". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

External links

• The French Woman at IMDb 
• The French Woman at the TCM Movie Database
• The French Woman at Rotten Tomatoes