Movie: Maître Pygmalion

Top 8 Billed Cast

Claude Jade
Claude Jade

Juliette

Georges Descrières
Georges Descrières

Christian / Pygmalion I

Dominique Paturel
Dominique Paturel

Pygmalion II

Michel Ruhl
Michel Ruhl

Pygmalion III

André Falcon
André Falcon

Roland Lesaffre
Roland Lesaffre

Bernard Lavalette
Bernard Lavalette

Jacques Monod
Jacques Monod

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    Juliette, a young woman of twenty-five, works unsuccessfully as a sales representative. Discouraged, on the point of giving up, Juliette meets Christian, a brilliant and seductive salesman, who offers her to play Pygmalion: he will be the master, she will be the pupil. But the master falls in love with Juliette.

  • Release Date

    1975-07-27

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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