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Summary
The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweeping the nation.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
- You're watching with family
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 60Audiences 52GoodWatch 56
Tomatometer60%
IMDb5.9
Audience score44%
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −25 min on the typical 109
typical 10984Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1963
March 21, 1963
63 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Academy Awards1964
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White1964Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- Joseph Strick Director, Producer
Writing · 3
- Ben Maddow Writer, Producer
- Jean Genet Theatre Play
- Bernard Frechtman Theatre Play
Camera · 1
- George J. Folsey Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Chester W. Schaeffer Editor
Sound · 2
- Verna Fields Sound Editor
- Jeanne Turner Sound Editor
Art · 3
- Gabriel Scognamillo Art Direction
- John Nicholson Art Direction
- Jean Owens Art Direction
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