Popsy double-crosses her older partner Silva. Silva has arranged to divert diamonds from a large corporate-run diamond mine in the South American jungle, and Popsy does her "pop" wrong as they are both pursued by police.
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| Claudia Cardinale | ... |
Popsy Pop
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| Stanley Baker | ... |
Inspector Silva
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| Henri Charrière | ... |
Marcou
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Georges Aminel | ... |
Papa Legba
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Freddy
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Marc Mazza | ... |
Tormenta
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Roberto Garcia |
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Marco Chacin |
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Mayra Chardiet | ... |
Blond Woman Off Boat
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Mireilla Delgado |
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Alfredo Joss |
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Lotario | ... |
Guard with Rifle
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Boris Chacon |
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Carlos Guerrero |
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Cesar Ascanio | ... |
El Chino
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Moune de Rivel | ... |
Sister Mary Galán
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Leroy Haynes | ... |
Ponchette
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| Ginette Leclerc | ... |
Brunette with Fan
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Directed by
| Jean Herman | ||
Written by
| Henri Charrière | ... | (original story) |
| Henri Charrière | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Jean Herman | ... | (screenplay) and |
| J.B. Beellsolell | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Gisèle Rebillon | ... | producer |
| Catherine Winter | ... | producer |
Music by
| Frédéric Botton | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Maxime Debest | ... | (uncredited) |
| Jean-Jacques Tarbès | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Hélène Plemiannikov | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Jacques Mawart | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Jean Mottet | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Luis Armando Roche | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Julio Garbi | ... | sound crew |
| Antoine Bonfanti | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Maxime Debest | ... | photographer |
Additional Crew
| Julio Garbi | ... | sound equipment supplier |
Production Companies
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- Les Films Fernand Rivers (1971) (France) (theatrical)
- Fida Cinematografica (1971) (Italy) (theatrical)
- As Films S.A. (1972) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Interpeninsular (1972) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Eihai Company (1972) (Japan) (theatrical)
- New Realm Entertainments (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Cannon Pictures (1974) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- EastWest DVD (United States) (DVD) (as 'The Butterfly Affair') (double feature)
- Paragon Video Productions (1983) (United States) (VHS) (as 'The Butterfly Affair')
- Agent International (Norway) (VHS)
- Astron Video (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Starlight (West Germany) (VHS)
- Select Image (1987) (Japan) (VHS)
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| Taglines | The boldest female caper of the year! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Set (and filmed) in Venezuela where Henri Charrière spent most of his life after famously escaping prison, which was covered not in Papillon (about his prison life) but the little-known sequel Banco, which includes the irony of very poor people mining for diamonds (actually in the book it's gold). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Popsy-Pop Song See more » |
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Popsy Pop:
My name's Popsy Pop. Inspector Silva: Popsy Pop? Welcome to Vista Alegre. I'm Inspector Silva. The city's yours. Popsy Pop: Is the city yours to give? Inspector Silva: Yes. Some people may tell you I'm just a policeman. But really I'm the Prince of this place. Popsy Pop: The Prince? Who's the King? Inspector Silva: Here? The diamond. See more » |