...And God Created Woman

Nov 28, 1956

1h 32m

★ 6.1

...but the devil invented Brigitte Bardot!

Overview

Juliette Hardy is sexual dynamite, and has the men of a French coastal town panting. But Antoine, the only man who affects her likewise, wouldn't dream of settling down with a woman his friends consider the town tramp.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Iéna Productions

Cocinor

Crow Productions

Hoche Productions

Union Cinématographique Lyonnaise (UCIL)

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Cast

Juliette Hardy

Brigitte Bardot

Michel Tardieu

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Eric Carradine

Curd Jürgens

Madame Morin

Jane Marken

M. Vigier-Lefranc

Jean Tissier

Lucienne

Isabelle Corey

Mme Vigier-Lefranc

Jacqueline Ventura

Antoine Tardieu

Christian Marquand

Christian Tardieu

Georges Poujouly

Le secrétaire d'Eric

Jacques Ciron

M. Morin

Paul Faivre

Mme. Tardieu

Marie Glory

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