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Violette Nozière(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-05-24
67%
84 Votes
Time: 2h 4m
The Story of an Extraordinary Crime.
Overview:
Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Canada
ProductionCompanies:
Filmel
Cinévidéo
Movie: Violette Nozière
Top 10 Billed Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Violette Nozière
Stéphane Audran
Germaine Nozière
Jean Carmet
Baptiste Nozière
Jean-François Garreaud
Jean Dabin
Lisa Langlois
Maddy
Bernard Alane
Pinguet's son
François Maistre
Monsieur Mayeul
Guy Hoffmann
Judge
Dora Doll
Madame Mayeul
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Overview
Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.
Release Date
1978-05-24
Average
6.696
Rating:
3.3 startsTagline
The Story of an Extraordinary Crime.
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