Raphael or the Debauched One

Apr 2, 1971

1h 40m

★ 5.8

Overview

In 1830s France, a virtuous widow falls for a self-destructive debauchee obsessed with death. Initial resistance gives way to a desperate and cynical romance.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Films

Parc Film

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Cast

Raphaël de Lorris

Maurice Ronet

Aurore

Françoise Fabian

Bernardine

Brigitte Fossey

Horace

Jean Vilar

Diane

Anne Wiazemsky

Émilie

Isabelle De Funès

Paul

Yves Lefebvre

Feyrac

André Oumansky

Norville

Jean-Pierre Bernard

Alfred

Georges Claisse

Francesca

Hélène Arié

Lasalle

Maurice Barrier

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