The Oldest Profession (film)
Encyclopedia
The Oldest Profession is a 1967
French
comedy film
. It was directed by six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution
through the ages.
Roman Nights (directed by Mauro Bolognini)
Madaemoselle Mimi (directed by Phillipe de Broca)
The Gay Nineties (directed by Michael Pfleghar)
Paris Today (directed by Claude Autant-Lara)
Anticipation (directed by Jean-Luc Godard)
1967 in film
The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television....
French
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
. It was directed by six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution
Prostitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
through the ages.
Cast
Prehistoric Era (directed by Franco Indovina)- Michèle MercierMichèle MercierMichèle Mercier, is a French actress. In the course of her career she has worked with leading directors like François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Deray, Dino Risi, Mario Monicelli, Mario Bava, Peter Collinson and Ken Annakin...
– Brit - Enrico Maria SalernoEnrico Maria SalernoEnrico Maria Salerno was an Italian theatre & film actor, also a film director. He was also the voice of Clint Eastwood in the Italian version of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy films, and the voice of Christ in The Gospel According to St...
– Rak - Gabriele Tinti – L'uomo del mar (as Gabriel Tinti)
Roman Nights (directed by Mauro Bolognini)
- Elsa MartinelliElsa MartinelliElsa Martinelli is an Italian actress and former fashion model.Born Elisa Tia in Grosseto, Tuscany, she moved to Rome with her family and in 1953 was discovered by Roberto Capucci who introduced her to the world of fashion. She became a model and began playing small roles in films...
– Domitilla - Gastone MoschinGastone MoschinGastone Moschin is an Italian actor.Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto , he began his career in the 1950s as theatre actor, first with the Stable Theater in Genoa and then with the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. In the same period Moschin also began to play in feature films, such as La rivale and L'audace...
– Flavius - Giancarlo Cobelli – Menippo, le poète
- Gianni Solaro – Un invité
- Luigi Leoni – Un esclave
Madaemoselle Mimi (directed by Phillipe de Broca)
- Jeanne MoreauJeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director.She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
- Mimi - Jean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude Brialy – died 30 May 2007, Monthyon, Seine-et-Marne, France was a French actor, director, and socialite.-Biography:...
- Philibert - Jean RichardJean RichardJean Richards was a French actor.born: Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, Franciadied: Paris, Francia-Filmography:*1947 : Six heures à perdre, directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte...
- Le commissaire du peuple - Jacques MonodJacques MonodJacques Lucien Monod was a French biologist who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965, sharing it with François Jacob and Andre Lwoff "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis"...
- Un homme du peuple - Catherine SamieCatherine SamieCatherine Samie is French actress and member of Comédie-Française from 1962. On July 14, 2011, she became Grand Officier of the Legion of Honor...
- Toinette - Gérard Lartigau - Antoine
- Albert RémyAlbert RémyAlbert Rémy was a French actor best known for his supporting roles in François Truffaut's first two feature films. He played Antoine Doinel's father in The 400 Blows and Charlie Koller's brother in Shoot the Piano Player...
- Frenchman with 2 sous - Pierre TornadePierre TornadePierre Tornade is a French actor. He appeared in 128 films and television shows between 1956 and 1998.-Selected filmography:* Les Truands * Comme un cheveu sur la soupe * Les Veinards...
- Le déménageur
The Gay Nineties (directed by Michael Pfleghar)
- Raquel WelchRaquel WelchJo Raquel Tejada , better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress, author and sex symbol. Welch came to attention as a "new-star" on the 20th Century-Fox lot in the mid-1960s. She posed iconically in a animal skin bikini for the British-release One Million Years B.C. , for which she may be...
- Nini - Martin HeldMartin Held-Selected filmography:* Canaris Master Spy * Spy for Germany * The Last Witness * Terror After Midnight * Main Thing Holidays * Le serpent -External links:...
- Edouard - Tilly Lauenstein
- Siegfried SchürenbergSiegfried SchürenbergSiegfried Schürenberg was a German film actor. He appeared in 83 films between 1933 and 1974. He was born in Detmold, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany...
Paris Today (directed by Claude Autant-Lara)
- Nadia GrayNadia GrayNadia Gray was a Romanian-born film actress.Born Nadia Kujnir-Herescu in Bucharest, she left Romania for Paris in the late 1940s to escape the Communist takeover after World War II. Her film debut was in L'Inconnu d'un soirin 1949...
- Nadia - France AngladeFrance AngladeMarie France Anglade called France Anglade, born July 17, 1942, in Constantine , is a French actress.- Selected filmography :* 1991 : Toubab Bi : wife of the reception centre* 1990 : Faux et usage de faux : wife of Charles...
- Catherine - Jacques DubyJacques DubyJacques Duby is a French stage, film and television actor.-External links:* on IMDB...
- Le gendarme - Francis Blanche - Le docteur
- Marcel DalioMarcel DalioMarcel Dalio was a French character actor. He had major roles in two of Jean Renoir's most famous films, Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game.- Biography :...
- Me Vladimir Leskov - Gabriel Gobin - Un monsieur choqué
- Laure Paillette - Une locataire
- Jacques MarinJacques MarinJacques Marin was a French actor on film and TV. Marin's good command of the English language and his resemblance to the stereotypical Frenchman looks made him a familiar face in some major American and British productions and Disney movies Jacques Marin (September 9, 1919, Paris – January...
- Un agent de police
Anticipation (directed by Jean-Luc Godard)
- Jacques CharrierJacques CharrierJacques Charrier is a French actor. He was married to Brigitte Bardot from 1959 to 1962.-Selected filmography:- External links :...
- Nick / John Demetrius - Anna KarinaAnna KarinaAnna Karina is a Danish film actress, director, and screenwriter who has spent most of her working life in France. Karina is known as a muse of the director, Jean-Luc Godard, one of the pioneers of the French New Wave...
- Natasha / Eleanor Romeovich, Hostess 703 - Marilù ToloMarilù ToloMarilù Tolo is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 64 films between 1960 and 1985. She was also a fashion model and a close friend of Italian stylist Valentino...
- Marlene, Miss Physical Love - Daniel Bart
- Jean-Patrick Lebel