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More bold! More brazen! And much, much more Bardot! - Contempt
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Title: Contempt

Release Date: 29 Oct 1963

Runtime: 1h 43m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Rome-Paris Films, Les Films Concordia, C. C. Champion

Production Companies: Rome-Paris Films, Les Films Concordia, C. C. Champion

Overview: A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.069 (838 votes)

Cast

  • Camille Javal: Brigitte Bardot
  • Paul Javal: Michel Piccoli
  • Jeremy Prokosch: Jack Palance
  • Francesca Vanini: Giorgia Moll
  • Fritz Lang: Fritz Lang
  • Cameraman: Raoul Coutard
  • Lang's Assistant Director: Jean-Luc Godard
  • Sirene: Linda Veras
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