The Oldest Profession | |
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Directed by | Claude Autant-Lara Mauro Bolognini Philippe de Broca Jean-Luc Godard Franco Indovina Michael Pfleghar |
Written by | Jean Aurenche Daniel Boulanger Ennio Flaiano Jean-Luc Godard Klaus Munro André Tabet Georges Tabet |
Produced by | Joseph Bercholz Horst Wendlandt |
Edited by | Nino Baragli Agnès Guillemot |
Production companies | Rialto Films (Germany) Films Gibs (France) |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | France Germany |
Language | French |
The Oldest Profession (French: Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde) is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages.[1]
Prehistoric Era (directed by Franco Indovina)[2]
Roman Nights (directed by Mauro Bolognini)[2]
Mademoiselle Mimi (directed by Phillipe de Broca)[2]
The Gay Nineties (directed by Michael Pfleghar)[2]
Paris Today (directed by Claude Autant-Lara)[2]
Anticipation (directed by Jean-Luc Godard)[2]
Raquel Welch was the only American in the cast.[3]
The rights to distribute the film in the US and English-speaking Canada were purchased by Jack Harris.[4] Harris later wrote in his memoirs he was attracted by the chance to work on "a brand new film, produced like a major Hollywood picture, featuring Raquel Welch and some of the hottest female stars in the world... It was a big disappointment as a theatrical entry. However through the years, between theatres, television and home video, it has never lost is popularity and has treated me very well."[5]
The Los Angeles Times thought the film was "ruined by some of the worst dubbing in recent memory".[6]