The Oldest Profession (1967)
Overview
A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $119.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 4.624 |
Directed By
Philippe de Broca
Jean-Luc Godard
Claude Autant-Lara
Mauro Bolognini
Franco Indovina
Michael Pfleghar
Crew
Philippe de Broca
Jean-Luc Godard
Claude Autant-Lara
Mauro Bolognini
Franco Indovina
Michael Pfleghar
Jean-Luc Godard
Ennio Flaiano
Daniel Boulanger
Georges Tabet
André Tabet
Jean Aurenche
Joseph Bercholz
Horst Wendlandt
Michel Legrand
Pierre Lhomme
Alessandro D'Eva
Dario Di Palma
Heinz Hölscher
Nino Baragli
Agnès Guillemot
Susanne Paschen
Max Douy
Bernard Evein
Maurice Petri
Ottavio Scotti
Helmut Holger
André Cultet
Clemente Fracassi
Charles L. Bitsch
Lothar Winkler
Jean Fouchet
TOP CAST
Michèle Mercier
Brit (segment "L'ère préhistorique")
Enrico Maria Salerno
Rak (segment "L'ère préhistorique")
Gabriele Tinti
The Trader (segment "L'ère préhistorique")
Elsa Martinelli
Domitilla (segment "Nuits romaines")
Gastone Moschin
Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines")
Giancarlo Cobelli
Menippus (segment "Nuits romaines")
Jeanne Moreau
Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
Catherine Samie
Toinette (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
Jean-Claude Brialy
Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
Jean Richard
Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
Raquel Welch
Nini (segment "La belle époque")
Martin Held
Édouard (segment "La belle époque")
Siegfried Schürenberg
Another Banker (segment "La belle époque")
Tilly Lauenstein
Another Prostitute (segment "La belle époque")
Nadia Gray
Nadia (segment "Aujourd'hui")
France Anglade
Catherine (segment "Aujourd'hui")
Jacques Duby
The Gendarme (segment "Aujourd'hui")
Marcel Dalio
Vladimir Leskov (segment "Aujourd'hui")
Francis Blanche
The Doctor (segment "Aujourd'hui")
Marilù Tolo
Marlène (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
Anna Karina
Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
Jacques Charrier
John Demetrius (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
Luigi Leoni
A Slave (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited)
Gianni Solaro
A Guest (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited)
Gérard Lartigau
Antoine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
Jacques Monod
A Man in the Street (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
Albert Rémy
Frenchman with 2 Sous (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
Pierre Tornade
The Mover (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
Gabriel Gobin
A Shocked Gentleman (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)
Jacques Marin
Policeman (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)
Laure Paillette
A Tenant (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)
Daniel Bart
(segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") (uncredited)
Jean-Patrick Lebel
(segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
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