Pénélope, folle de son corps

Jul 16, 1975

1h 15m

★ 9.0

Overview

An updated version of Penelope's ancient history awaiting the return of her Ulysses, not on the island of Ithaca, but in the Glénans archipelago .....

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Les Productions du Bassan, Paris, France

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Cast

Pénélope

Janine Reynaud

Tiphaine

Philippe Gasté

Eunice

Nyl Clottu

Pamela

Cathy Reghin

Marc

Jacques Insermini

Bernan

René Bernan

Irbigan

Théo Fouquet

Sean O'Neil

Ulysse

Sean O'Neil

Narrator (voice)

Bernard Tiphaine

Asmodée

Georges Guéret

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