Vice and Virtue explained

Vice and Virtue
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Director:	Roger Vadim
Music:	Michel Magne
Cinematography:	Marcel Grignon
Editing:	Victoria Mercanton
Distributor:	Gaumont
Runtime:	106 minutes
Language:	French
Gross:	$9.3 million^[1]

Vice and Virtue (French: Le Vice et la Vertu) is a 1963 war drama film directed by Roger Vadim and inspired by some of Marquis de Sade's characters. It stars Annie Girardot as Juliette (Vice), Robert Hossein as the sadistic German officer and Catherine Deneuve, in her first notable film role, as Justine (Virtue).

Plot

A war film where Catherine Deneuve holds her first notable role in the cinema (Justine, virtue). Annie Girardot plays Juliette (vice) and Robert Hossein plays the sadistic German officer.

Cast

• Annie Girardot as Juliette Morand
• Robert Hossein as SS Colonel Schörndorf
• Catherine Deneuve as Justine Morand
• O.E. Hasse as General von Bamberg
• Philippe Lemaire as Hans Streicher
• Luciana Paluzzi as Helena
• Valeria Ciangottini as Manuela
• Astrid Heeren as Danielle
• Serge Marquand as Ivan
• Georges Poujouly as Lieutenant Hoech
• Monique Messine as Anne
• Jean-Daniel Simon as Ludwig

Reception

The film recorded admissions of 1,556,664 in France.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Le Vice et la vertu (1963). JP Box-Office. fr.
2. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-roger-vadim-c25399894/6&usg=ALkJrhi7KPkK3gLEr_VCVWaogH8QNsikzQ Box office records of Roger Vadim films