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A Golden Widow

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A Golden Widow
Directed byMichel Audiard
Written byMichel Audiard
Jean-Marie Poiré
Odette Joyeux
Produced byMaurice Jacquin
StarringMichèle Mercier
Claude Rich
Roger Carel
CinematographyGeorges Barsky
Pierre Petit
Edited byCatherine Kelber
Hélène Plemiannikov
Music byJacques Loussier
Production
companies
Comacico
Les Films Copernic
Mars Film
Roxy Film
Ultra Film
Distributed byLes Films Paramount
Release date
  • 24 October 1969 (24 October 1969)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
West Germany
LanguageFrench

A Golden Widow (French: Une veuve en or) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Michel Audiard and starring Michèle Mercier, Claude Rich and Roger Carel.[1] It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti.

Synopsis

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A woman discovers that she has inherited a huge fortune from a relation, but the unusual terms of inheritance state that she must be a widow, otherwise the money will go elsewhere. She seeks to get a gangster to murder her sculptor husband who in turn goes to other gangsters to seek protection.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.28

Bibliography

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  • Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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