The Oldest Profession (1967)
Le plus vieux métier du monde (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 59min
- Comedy, Drama
- 08 Nov 1968 (USA)
- Movie
A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.
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Cast
| Michèle Mercier | ... |
Brit (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'")
(as Michele Mercier)
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| Enrico Maria Salerno | ... |
Rak (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'")
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| Gabriele Tinti | ... |
L'uomo del mar (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'")
(as Gabriel Tinti)
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| Elsa Martinelli | ... |
Domitilla (segment "Nuits romaines, Les")
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| Gastone Moschin | ... |
Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines, Les")
(as Gaston Moschin)
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Giancarlo Cobelli | ... |
Menippo, le poète (segment "Nuits romaines")
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| Jeanne Moreau | ... |
Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
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| Catherine Samie | ... |
Toinette (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
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| Jean-Claude Brialy | ... |
Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
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| Jean Richard | ... |
Le commissaire du peuple (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
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| Raquel Welch | ... |
Nini (segment "Belle époque, La")
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| Martin Held | ... |
Edouard (segment "Belle époque, La")
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Siegfried Schürenberg | ... |
(segment "Belle époque, La")
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Tilly Lauenstein | ... |
(segment "Belle époque, La")
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| Nadia Gray | ... |
Nadia (segment "Aujourd'hui")
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| France Anglade | ... |
Catherine (segment "Aujourd'hui")
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Jacques Duby | ... |
Le gendarme (segment "Aujourd'hui")
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| Marcel Dalio | ... |
Me Vladimir Leskov (segment "Aujourd'hui")
(as Dalio)
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| Francis Blanche | ... |
Le docteur (segment "Aujourd'hui")
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| Marilù Tolo | ... |
Marlene, Miss Physical Love (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
(as Marilu Tolo)
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| Anna Karina | ... |
Natasha / Eleanor Romeovich, Hostess 703 (English version) (segment "Anticipation")
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| Jacques Charrier | ... |
Nick / John Demetrius (English version) (segment "Anticipation")
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Daniel Bart | ... |
(segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
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| Gabriel Gobin | ... |
Un monsieur choqué (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)
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| Gérard Lartigau | ... |
Antoine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
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Jean-Patrick Lebel | ... |
(segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
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Luigi Leoni | ... |
Un esclave (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited)
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| Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... |
Le garçon d'étage (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
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| Jacques Marin | ... |
Un agent de police (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)
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| Jacques Monod | ... |
Un homme du peuple (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
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| Laure Paillette | ... |
Une locataire (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)
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| Albert Rémy | ... |
Frenchman with 2 sous (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
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Gianni Solaro | ... |
Un invité (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited)
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| Pierre Tornade | ... |
Le déménageur (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Claude Autant-Lara | ... | (segment "Aujourd'hui") |
| Mauro Bolognini | ... | (segment "Nuits romaines") |
| Philippe de Broca | ... | (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") |
| Jean-Luc Godard | ... | (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") |
| Franco Indovina | ... | (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") |
| Michael Pfleghar | ... | (segment "La belle époque") |
Written by
| Ennio Flaiano | ... | (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") (screenplay) |
| Ennio Flaiano | ... | (segment "Nuits romaines") (screenplay) |
| Daniel Boulanger | ... | (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (screenplay) |
| Georges Tabet | ... | (segment "La belle époque") (screenplay) & |
| André Tabet | ... | (segment "La belle époque") (screenplay) |
| Jean Aurenche | ... | (segment "Aujourd'hui") (screenplay) |
| Jean-Luc Godard | ... | (segment "Anticipation") (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Joseph Bercholz | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Horst Wendlandt | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Michel Legrand | ||
Cinematography by
| Pierre Lhomme | ||
| Alessandro D'Eva | ... | (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") (uncredited) |
| Dario Di Palma | ... | (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited) |
| Heinz Hölscher | ... | (segments "L'Ère préhistorique", "La belle époque") (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Nino Baragli | ... | (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited) |
| Agnès Guillemot | ... | (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited) |
| Susanne Paschen | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Marco Buonanno | ... | digital artist: digital restoration |
| Daniele Paglia | ... | conforming editor: digital restoration / digital colorist: digital restoration / scanning: S35mm 4K scanning & 4K image processing |
Production Design by
| Max Douy | ... | (segment "Aujourd'hui") |
| Bernard Evein | ... | (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") |
| Maurice Petri | ... | (segment "Aujourd'hui") |
| Ottavio Scotti | ... | (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Helmut Holger | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| André Cultet | ... | production manager |
| Clemente Fracassi | ... | general manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles L. Bitsch | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lothar Winkler | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Pierre Cardin | ... | wardrobe: Jeanne Moreau |
Additional Crew
| Jean Fouchet | ... | main titles |
| Joachim Ansorge | ... | voice dubbing: Jean-Claude Brialy (uncredited) |
| Michèle Bardollet | ... | voice dubbing: Raquel Welch (uncredited) |
| Jacques Berthier | ... | voice dubbing: Enrico Maria Salerno (uncredited) |
| Jean-Paul Moulinot | ... | voice dubbing: Siegfried Schürenberg (uncredited) |
| William Sabatier | ... | voice dubbing: Gastone Moschin (uncredited) |
| Jean Violette | ... | voice dubbing: Gianni Solaro (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Athos Films (1967) (France) (theatrical)
- Cineriz (1967) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Nora-Filmverleih (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Miracle Films (1967) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Goldstone Film Enterprises (1968) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1974) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- City Film Distributie B.V. (1967) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Carrere Group D.A. (1982) (France) (VHS)
- ESC Distribution (2016) (France) (Blu-ray)
- ESC Distribution (2016) (France) (DVD)
- Film Office (1998) (France) (VHS)
- New World Video (United States) (VHS)
- Obshchestvennoe Rossiyskoe Televidenie (ORT) (Russia) (VHS)
- R&G Video (United States) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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A collection of sketches on prostitution through the ages. 1) "The Prehistoric Era": A caveman discovers that a cavewoman is more attractive when cave paint is applied to her face. And she can earn more seashells that way. 2) "Roman Nights": The Emperor (Gastone Moschin) goes out seeking a little nocturnal amusement, only to find that the high-priced, Oriental courtesan he hires is his wife, the Empress (Elsa Martinelli). 3) "Mademoiselle Mimi": In revolutionary France, Mimi finds that her client, the nephew of a marquis, is more interested in watching the guillotinings out her window than he is in going to bed. 4) "The Gay Nineties": When Nini (Raquel Welch) discovers by accident that her antiquated customer is a banker, she pretends to be an honest woman who has fallen in love with him. She even pays him, just like a gigolo. 5) "Paris Today": Two girls pick up clients by driving around in a car, and then an ambulance. Police pull the vehicle over for speeding. 6) "Anticipation": Demetrius (Jacques Charrier) has just arrived on Earth from another galaxy. But the girl brought to him by the commissar, Hostess 703 (Anna Karina), is not a "physical love" girl; she's a "sentimental love" one, who only knows how to excite men with language. Written by David Carless |
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