The Madwoman of Chaillot
Directed by	Bryan Forbes
Produced by	Ely A. Landau Anthony B. Unger
Written by	Edward Anhalt Maurice Valency Jean Giraudoux (play)
Starring	Katharine Hepburn Paul Henreid Oskar Homolka Yul Brynner Richard Chamberlain Edith Evans Donald Pleasence John Gavin Margaret Leighton Charles Boyer Nanette Newman Claude Dauphin Fernand Gravey Gilles Ségal Danny Kaye
Music by	Michael J. Lewis
Cinematography	Burnett Guffey Claude Renoir
Editing by	Roger Dwyre
Distributed by	Warner Bros
Release date(s)	12 October 1969
Running time	132 min
Country	USA
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Madwoman of Chaillot is a 1969 satirical comedy-drama film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros-Seven Arts. It was directed by Bryan Forbes and produced by Ely A. Landau with Anthony B. Unger as associate producer. The screenplay was by Edward Anhalt, adapted by Maurice Valency from the celebrated play La folle de Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux. The music score was by Michael J. Lewis and the cinematography by Burnett Guffey and Claude Renoir. Bryan Forbes, CBE (born John Theobald Clark on July 22, 1926 in London) is an English film director, actor and writer. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (October 29, 1882 - January 31, 1944) was a French dramatist who wrote internationally acclaimed plays. ... Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... Henreid in Casablanca Paul Georg Julius Hernreid Ritter von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10, 1908 - March 29, 1992), known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an actor and film director probably best known for his roles in Casablanca and Now, Voyager. ... Oscar Homolka (born August 12, 1898 in Vienna; died January 27, 1978 in Sussex, England) was an Austrian-born actor. ... Yul Brynner Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920[1] – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born Broadway and Academy Award-winning Hollywood actor. ... Richarde Chamberlin, right, as John Blackthorne, and John Rhys-Davies, left, as the Portuguese Pilot Vasco Rodrigues in the Shogun television miniseries. ... Dame Edith Mary Evans (February 8, 1888 - October 14, 1976) was a highly regarded British actress. ... Sir Donald Pleasence (October 5, 1919 - February 2, 1995) was an English actor. ... John Gavin (born John Anthony Golenor on April 8, 1928) is an American film actor and former US Ambassador to Mexico. ... Margaret Leighton (February 26, 1922 – January 13, 1976) was an English actress. ... Charles Boyer in Love Affair Charles Boyer (August 28, 1899 – August 26, 1978) was a French actor. ... Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934), is a British Actress and Author. ... Kaye entertaining U.S. troops at Sasebo, Japan, 25 Oct 1945 David Daniel Kaminsky, known as Danny Kaye (January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer and comedian. ... American cinematographer Burnett Guffey (May 26, 1905 - May 30, 1983) was born in Del Rio, Tennessee, USA. The Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in the early 1920 while still a teenager. ... The WB Shield, used from 2001 to late 2003. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // Events Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... The World According To Ronald Reagan, a satirical map by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey Satire is a technique used in drama and the performing arts, fiction, journalism, and occasionally in poetry and the graphic arts. ... Comedy-drama, sometimes in North America colloquially called dramedy, is a style of television and movies in which there is an equal balance of humor and serious content. ... Warner Bros. ... Bryan Forbes, CBE (born John Theobald Clark on July 22, 1926 in London) is an English film director, actor and writer. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (October 29, 1882 - January 31, 1944) was a French dramatist who wrote internationally acclaimed plays. ... American cinematographer Burnett Guffey (May 26, 1905 - May 30, 1983) was born in Del Rio, Tennessee, USA. The Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in the early 1920 while still a teenager. ...

The film stars Katharine Hepburn with Paul Henreid, Oskar Homolka, Yul Brynner, Richard Chamberlain, Edith Evans, Donald Pleasence, John Gavin, Margaret Leighton, Charles Boyer, Nanette Newman, Claude Dauphin, Fernand Gravey, Gilles Ségal and Danny Kaye. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... Henreid in Casablanca Paul Georg Julius Hernreid Ritter von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10, 1908 - March 29, 1992), known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an actor and film director probably best known for his roles in Casablanca and Now, Voyager. ... Oscar Homolka (born August 12, 1898 in Vienna; died January 27, 1978 in Sussex, England) was an Austrian-born actor. ... Yul Brynner Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920[1] – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born Broadway and Academy Award-winning Hollywood actor. ... Richarde Chamberlin, right, as John Blackthorne, and John Rhys-Davies, left, as the Portuguese Pilot Vasco Rodrigues in the Shogun television miniseries. ... Dame Edith Mary Evans (February 8, 1888 - October 14, 1976) was a highly regarded British actress. ... Sir Donald Pleasence (October 5, 1919 - February 2, 1995) was an English actor. ... John Gavin (born John Anthony Golenor on April 8, 1928) is an American film actor and former US Ambassador to Mexico. ... Margaret Leighton (February 26, 1922 – January 13, 1976) was an English actress. ... Charles Boyer in Love Affair Charles Boyer (August 28, 1899 – August 26, 1978) was a French actor. ... Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934), is a British Actress and Author. ... Kaye entertaining U.S. troops at Sasebo, Japan, 25 Oct 1945 David Daniel Kaminsky, known as Danny Kaye (January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer and comedian. ...

Background

Chaillot is the name of a district of Paris in the elegant XVIe arrondissement. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... Houses in the 16th arrondissement of Paris The XVIe arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France, located on the western part of the city. ...

Jean Giraudoux wrote the play during the German occupation of Paris. It was not performed until after his death (1944). The premiere was in Paris in December 1945 in a production by Louis Jouvet starring the celebrated French actress Marguerite Moreno who was the inspiration for the piece. Jouvet played the Ragpicker. The play has frequently been revived in France and the title role played by Edwige Feuillère, Madeleine Robinson and Judith Magre. On Broadway, Martita Hunt played the role for over 350 performances (1948-1950) and won a Tony Award for her performance. The play was turned into the musical Dear World (1969), with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee and won a Tony for Angela Lansbury. It was also adapted into a ballet by Rodion Shchedrin (1992) Louis Jouvet (December 24, 1887 - August 16, 1951) was a renowned French actor and producer. ... Edwige Feuillère (29 October 1907 – 13 November 1998) was a French film actress. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Martita Hunt (January 30 1900 - June 13 1969) was a theatre and film actress. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jerry Herman (born Gerald Herman on July 10, 1933 in New York City) is an American composer/lyricist of the Broadway musical theater. ... Jerome Lawrence Schwartz (July 14, 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio - February 29, 2004 in Malibu, California) was an American playwright. ... Robert Edwin Lee (October 15, 1918 - July 8, 1994), was a playwright and lyricist. ... Angela Lansbury, Dublin Ireland, 2006. ... Act 4 of Swan Lake: choreography by Petipa and Nureyev, music by Tchaikovsky. ... Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (born December 16, 1932) is a Russian composer. ...

The play is at once satirical, political, ecological, poetical, prophetic, anti-psychiatry as well as being a fairy tale and a love story.

Plot

The story is of a modern society endangered by power and greed and the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.

A group of four prominent men, The General (Paul Henreid), The Commissar (Oskar Homolka), The Chairman (Yul Brynner) and The Prospector (Donald Pleasence) discuss how they can increase their fortunes. The Prospector tells them that there is oil in the middle of Paris and they resolve to acquire the rights with or without the consent of the people of Paris. Countess Aurelia (Katharine Hepburn), the "madwoman" of the title, learns of this plan to drill for oil under the very streets of her district from Roderick (Richard Chamberlain) an activist and The Ragpicker (Danny Kaye). She enlists the help of her friends, a motley crew of "little people" who include the "madwomen" of neighbouring districts, Constance, the Madwoman of Passy (Margaret Leighton), Gabrielle, the Madwoman of St. Sulpice (Giulietta Masina). A trial takes place in the Countess' cellar presided over by Aurelia's friend Josephine (Edith Evans), the Madwoman of La Concorde as judge and the Ragpicker as the lawyer for the defence. Passy is an exclusive suburb on the Right Bank of Paris, France and traditional home to many of the citys wealthiest residents. ... The interior of the Church Saint-Sulpice () is a famous Parisian church on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice, in the Luxembourg Quarter of the VIe arrondissement. ... The Place de la Concorde seen from the Pont de la Concorde; in front, the Obelisk, behind, the Rue Royale and the Church of the Madeleine; on the left, the Hôtel de Crillon. ...

Cast

• Katharine Hepburn - Countess Aurelia, the Madwoman of Chaillot
• Charles Boyer - The Broker
• Claude Dauphin - Dr. Jadin
• Margaret Leighton - Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
• Edith Evans - Josephine, the Madwoman of La Concorde
• John Gavin - The Reverend
• Giulietta Masina - Gabrielle, the Madwoman of Sulpice
• Paul Henreid - The General
• Oscar Homolka - The Commissar
• Nanette Newman - Irma
• Richard Chamberlain - Roderick
• Yul Brynner - The Chairman
• Donald Pleasence - the Prospector
• Danny Kaye - The Ragpicker
• Fernand Gravey - Police sergeant
• Gordon Heath - The Folksinger
• Gerald Sim - Julius
• Gilles Segal - Deaf Mute

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... Charles Boyer in Love Affair Charles Boyer (August 28, 1899 – August 26, 1978) was a French actor. ... Margaret Leighton (February 26, 1922 – January 13, 1976) was an English actress. ... Dame Edith Mary Evans (February 8, 1888 - October 14, 1976) was a highly regarded British actress. ... John Gavin (born John Anthony Golenor on April 8, 1928) is an American film actor and former US Ambassador to Mexico. ... An Italian actress, Giulietta Masina (1921-1994) was married to Federico Fellini from 1943 until his death, and starred in many of his films. ... Henreid in Casablanca Paul Georg Julius Hernreid Ritter von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10, 1908 - March 29, 1992), known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an actor and film director probably best known for his roles in Casablanca and Now, Voyager. ... Oscar Homolka (born August 12, 1898 in Vienna; died January 27, 1978 in Sussex, England) was an Austrian-born actor. ... Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934), is a British Actress and Author. ... Richarde Chamberlin, right, as John Blackthorne, and John Rhys-Davies, left, as the Portuguese Pilot Vasco Rodrigues in the Shogun television miniseries. ... Yul Brynner Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920[1] – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born Broadway and Academy Award-winning Hollywood actor. ... Sir Donald Pleasence (October 5, 1919 - February 2, 1995) was an English actor. ... Kaye entertaining U.S. troops at Sasebo, Japan, 25 Oct 1945 David Daniel Kaminsky, known as Danny Kaye (January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer and comedian. ...

External links

• The Madwoman of Chaillot at the Internet Movie Database