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Viva Maria! ()

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Somewhere in Central America in 1907: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a singer in a circus. She decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, she unintentionally... See more »
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 nominations.
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Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley aka Maria I
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Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley aka Maria II
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Flores
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Mme Diogène
Gregor von Rezzori ...
Diogène (as Gregor Von Rezzori)
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Werther
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The Great Rodolfo
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Rodríguez (as Carlos Lopez Moctezuma)
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Juanito Diogène
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Father Superior
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Janine
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Don Alvaro
José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' ...
The Dictator of San Miguel (as José Ángel Espinoza)
Fernando Wagner ...
Father of Maria I
Roberto Pedret ...
Pablo
Luis Rizo Casolo ...
Strongman (as Luis Rizo)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
José Luis Campa ...
Scout Soldier (uncredited)
Roberto Campa ...
Scout Soldier (uncredited)
José Esqueda ...
Scout Soldier (uncredited)
Eduardo Murillo ...
Scout Soldier (uncredited)
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Town Major (in railroad station) (uncredited)

Directed by

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Louis Malle

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Louis Malle ... (scenario and dialogue) and
Jean-Claude Carrière ... (scenario and dialogue) (as Jean-Claude Carriere)

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Óscar Dancigers ... producer (as Oscar Dancigers)

Music by

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Georges Delerue

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Henri Decaë ... director of photography (as Henri Decae)

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Suzanne Baron
Kenout Peltier

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Claude Le Gallou ... assistant editor (as C. Le Gallou)
Claudine Merlin ... assistant editor (as C. Merlin)

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Bernard Evein

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Pierre Cardin
Ghislain Uhry

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Odette Berroyer ... makeup artist (as O. Berroyer)
Pierre Berroyer ... hair stylist (as J.P. Berroyer)
Simone Knapp ... makeup artist (as S. Knapp)

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Pascual Aragonés ... production director (as Pascual Aragones)
Alain Quefféléan ... production director (as Alain Queffelean)

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Juan Luis Buñuel ... assistant director (as Juan-Luis Buñuel)
Manuel Muñoz ... assistant director (as Mañuel Muñoz)
Volker Schlöndorff ... assistant director (as Volker Schloendorff)

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Rafael Suárez ... set dresser (as Rafael Suarez)

Sound Department

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José B. Carles ... sound (as Jose Carles)

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Lee Zavitz ... special effects (as Lee Zavits)

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Alain Douarinou ... camera operator
Jicky Dussart ... still photographer (uncredited)
John R. Hamilton ... still photographer (uncredited)
Douglas Kirkland ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Georgette Somohano ... costumer (as G.Somoano)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jacqueline Parey ... script girl (as Jacqueline Decae)

Additional Crew

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Georges Gillet ... administrator
Ghislain Uhry ... color advisor
Jess Hahn ... voice dubbing: Claudio Brook (uncredited)
'Chema' Hernandez ... livestock coordinator: Mexico (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Somewhere in Central America in 1907: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a singer in a circus. She decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, she unintentionally invents the strip-tease and makes the circus famous. Then they accidentally meet a socialist revolutionary and find themselves leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists and the Church. Written by Stephan Eichenberg

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Taglines Viva Don't Miss It! See more »
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Also Known As
  • ¡Viva María! (Spain)
  • ビバ!マリア (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Βίβα Μαρία (Greece)
  • Вива Мария! (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Viva Maria (Hungary)
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  • 120 min
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Budget $2,200,000 (estimated)

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Trivia This movie was the subject of one of two U.S. Supreme Court cases that led to the establishment of the MPAA Ratings Code. Upon the U.S. release of this "Viva Maria," the movie classification board of the city of Dallas, Texas, banned the movie within the city on the grounds that it was too racy. The American distributor sued - case title: "Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas (1968) - and, on 22 April 1968, won. In its ruling, the Supreme Court stated that censorship aimed at minors was okay, but censorship could not be applied to adults. On the same day, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a second case, titled "Ginsberg v. New York (1968)," which established that 17 years of age constituted adulthood in cases of censorship. The case involved a New York City luncheonette owner named Sam Ginsberg who was caught selling a "Playboy" magazine to a 16 year old in a NYPD sting operation. The Supreme Court ruled that if the boy had been 17 years old, then Ginsberg would have done no wrong in selling him the magazine. By combining these two rulings, the Supreme Court established the precedent that adult-oriented movies were acceptable as long as "no one under 17 is admitted without parent or adult guardian." See more »
Goofs The Pound sign on the wanted poster has been placed after the figure. This is the French practice. In England it would be in front. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Hollywood Comes of Age (1996). See more »
Soundtracks Paris, Paris, Paris See more »
Quotes Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley aka Maria II: Rodolfo, come over here and meet my new partner. Oh, that's right, I don't even know your name.
Maria I: Marie Fitzgerald O'Malley.
Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley aka Maria II: Marie?
The Great Rodolfo: Mary?
Maria I: I'm not Mary. Marie.
The Great Rodolfo: Mary and Mary. That's splendid!
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