The Pleasure Pit (1969)
Les chemins de Katmandou (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 40min
- Crime, Drama
- 26 Sep 1969 (France)
- Movie
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| Pascale Audret | ... |
Yvonne
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| Jane Birkin | ... |
Jane
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| Serge Gainsbourg | ... |
Ted
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| Elsa Martinelli | ... |
Martine
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David O'Brien | ... |
Jacques
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| Renaud Verley | ... |
Olivier
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Steve Eckardt | ... |
Gregory
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| Gilberte Géniat | ... |
La bouchère
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Mike Marshall | ... |
Harold
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| Marc Michel | ... |
Marss
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| Sacha Pitoëff | ... |
Le chef de l'organisation
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Jean-Paul Tribout | ... |
Patrick
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Xanti Valio |
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| Arlene Dahl | ... |
Laureen
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| Gérard Croce | ... |
Le garçon boucher (uncredited)
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Serge Kochyne | ... |
Sven (uncredited)
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Directed by
| André Cayatte | ||
Written by
| René Barjavel | ... | (novel) |
| André Cayatte | ... | (writer) |
| Mario Forni | ... | (screenplay) |
| Lina Wertmüller | ... | (screenplay) |
Music by
| Serge Gainsbourg | ||
Cinematography by
| Andréas Winding | ||
Editing by
| Borys Lewin | ||
Editorial Department
| Gérard Le Du | ... | assistant editor (as Gérard Ledu) |
Production Design by
| Robert Clavel | ||
Costume Design by
| Jacqueline Guyot | ||
Makeup Department
| Jacqueline Pipard | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jean Lara | ... | unit production manager |
| Ulrich Picard | ... | production manager (as Ulrich Pickardt) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Raj Bhandari | ... | assistant director |
| Jacques Bourdon | ... | first assistant director |
| Danielle Mainard | ... | assistant director (as Danielle Ménard) |
| Sudesh | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Eric Simon | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| René Longuet | ... | sound |
| Jean Nény | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gilbert Dassonville | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jean Kerby | ... | still photographer |
| Bernard Noisette | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Jean-Claude Vannier | ... | orchestrator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Catherine Prévert | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Josée Elvira | ... | press attache |
| Dominique Paturel | ... | voice dubbing: David O'Brien (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Compagnie Française de Distribution Cinématographique (CFDC) (1969) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinecenta Film Distributors (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Cinerama Filmgesellschaft MBH (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Norma-Vigo (1971) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Trans American Films (1971) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Télé Monte Carlo (1983) (Monaco) (tv)
- BP Video (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- L.C.J Editions & Productions (2011) (World-wide)
- Titanus (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Picture & Sound (West Germany) (VHS)
- Pidax Film (2024) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Oliver is a rebellious socially-conscious young activist who despises overt materialism but dates a model. He tries to convince her to leave her materialistic, exploitative profession, but he can barely support himself, let alone someone else. That's when he decides to leave Paris where he lives with his mother to find his deadbeat dad who moved to Nepal some time ago and made good business as a professional hunter. Oliver wants to try to convince him to help him with his financial situation. Almost broke, Oliver manipulates his friend who works on a relief program in India to get the money to travel to Nepal. Once there, he's picked up by a band of hippies from Europe. One of them is Jane, a beautiful young carefree girl who practices free love. He falls for her immediately, but moves on, since he's not that anti-materialistic. When he finally finds his dad, he discovers that the man is actually almost broke and working for a sleazy businessman who deals in stolen artifacts. Oliver is forced to steal artifacts for him as well to support himself. On one mission he meets Jane again, now a total drug addict. His new mission becomes to save her, but she doesn't want to be saved. Meanwhile, his dad is openly having an affair with the sleazy businessman's wife, further complicating things for Oliver and everyone involved. |
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