Synopsis
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 22 November 1965
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Writers
- Jean-Claude Carrière, Louis Malle
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Languages
- German, English, Spanish, French
- Production
- Les Productions Artistes Associés, Vides Cinematografica, Nouvelles Éditions de Films
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Cast
Brigitte BardotNominated
Jeanne Moreau Won 
Paulette Dubost
Claudio Brook
Carlos López Moctezuma
Poldo Bendandi
George Hamilton
Gregor von Rezzori
Francisco Reiguera
Adriana Roel