The Bride Wore Black
“She was a bride when the violence happened... now she's a widow and it's going to happen again.”
Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves home with the intent to track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal? What is her purpose?
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Cast
27 people
Jeanne Moreau
Julie Kohler
Known for
Jules and Jim
Elevator to the Gallows
Michel Bouquet
Coral
Known for
The Toy
Renoir
Jean-Claude Brialy
Corey
Known for
The Phantom of Liberty
The Count of Monte Cristo
Charles Denner
Fergus
Known for
The Man Who Loved Women
The Night Caller
Claude Rich
Bliss
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Oscar
Michael Lonsdale
Morane
Known for
Moonraker
The Name of the Rose
Daniel Boulanger
Delvaux
Known for
Breathless
Bed and Board
Alexandra Stewart
Mlle Becker
Known for
The Hidden Face
Day for Night
Sylvine Delannoy
Mme Morane
Known for
The Two of Us
Luce Fabiole
Mère de Julie
Known for
The Two of Us
Poison
Michèle Montfort
Modèle de Fergus
Also in
Les Lavandières du Portugal
Paul Pavel
Mécanicien
Known for
Vivre Sa Vie
The Apartment
François Truffaut Director · Cornell Woolrich Author Bernard Herrmann Composer
Worldwide gross $9.6M · Budget $747K · United States release June 25, 1968
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Budget
$747,000
Worldwide gross
$9,600,000
Gross vs. budget
12.9×
Production
DDL Cinematografica
Production
Les Films du Carrosse
Production
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Production
Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Production
France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
La mariée était en noir
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · March 22, 1968
Theatrical
France · April 17, 1968
Theatrical
United States · June 25, 1968
Theatrical
Austria
April 5, 1968 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 26, 1968 · Theatrical
Finland
April 12, 1968 · Theatrical
France
July 28, 2026 · TV · France•5
Italy
April 30, 1968 · Theatrical
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