A Golden Widow

A Golden Widow (French: Une veuve en or) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Michel Audiard and starring Michèle Mercier, Claude Rich and Roger Carel. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.

A Golden Widow
Directed by	Michel Audiard
Written by	Michel Audiard Jean-Marie Poiré Odette Joyeux
Produced by	Maurice Jacquin
Starring	Michèle Mercier Claude Rich Roger Carel
Cinematography	Georges Barsky Pierre Petit
Edited by	Catherine Kelber Hélène Plemiannikov
Music by	Jacques Loussier
Production companies	Comacico Les Films Copernic Mars Film Roxy Film Ultra Film
Distributed by	Les Films Paramount
Release date	24 October 1969 (24 October 1969)
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	France Italy West Germany
Language	French

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti.

Synopsis

A woman discovers that she has inherited a huge fortune from a relation, but the unusual terms of inheritance state that she must be a widow, otherwise the money will go elsewhere. She seeks to get a gangster to murder her sculptor husband who in turn goes to other gangsters to seek protection.

Cast

• Michèle Mercier as Delphine Berger
• Claude Rich as Antoine Berger
• Roger Carel as Aristophane Percankas - un riche armateur grec
• Jean Carmet as Un membre du Yiddish International Power
• Daniel Ceccaldi as Le conservateur du musée
• Jean-Pierre Darras as Rapha - le chef du syndicat du crime
• Mario David as Monsieur Sigmund - un admirateur zurichois
• Folco Lulli as Le Sicilien - un tueur
• André Pousse as Pierre Déricourt de Savignac dit Pierrot le Farceur
• Sim as Il Vecchio - un tueur sur le retour
• Jacques Dufilho as Joseph - un détective
• Max Amyl as Le Pierrot
• Jean Martin as Un lieutenant

Bibliography

• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• A Golden Widow at IMDb