Drama ·Thriller · Germany · 1975 · 1h 50m

Flesh of the Orchid

La Chair de l'orchidée

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Director
Patrice Chéreau
Cast
Charlotte Rampling as Claire Bruno Cremer as Louis Delage Edwige Feuillère as Madame Bastier-Wagener Simone Signoret as Lady Vamos Alida Valli as la folle de la gare Hans Christian Blech as Gyula Berekian
Crew
Pierre Lhomme — Director of Photography Pierre Gillette — Editor Fiorenzo Carpi — Original Music Composer Patrice Chéreau — Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière — Writer James Hadley Chase — Novel
Tagline

A mystery of body and soul that drowns in his gaze!

Synopsis

A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. The game-keeper, her guardian, tries to rape her but she escapes. In her flight she meets a man also running away, from two killers.

Key Collaborators
Patrice Chéreau Director Pierre Lhomme Director of Photography Pierre Gillette Editor Fiorenzo Carpi Original Music Composer Patrice Chéreau Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière Writer James Hadley Chase Novel Vincent Malle Producer Richard Peduzzi Production Design Jacques Schmidt Costume Design
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