The Creatures
6.4
A writer decides to use the strange inhabitants of a small island as a basis for characters in his new book.
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Cast
19 people
Catherine Deneuve
Mylène
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Michel Piccoli
Edgar Piccoli
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
Eva Dahlbeck
Michele Quellec
Known for
Smiles of a Summer Night
Brink of Life
Marie-France Mignal
Viviane Quellec
Known for
Hunting & Gathering
I'm Staying
Britta Pettersson
Lucie de Montyon
Also in
Nils Karlsson Pyssling
Nils Karlsson Pyssling
Ursula Vian-Kübler
Vamp
Known for
The Fire Within
Jeanne Allard
Henriette
Known for
The Dominici Affair
The Lacemaker
Joëlle Gozzi
Suzon
Also in
Que personne ne sorte
Bernard Lajarrige
Doctor Desteau
Known for
La Traversée de Paris
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
Lucien Bodard
Monsieur Ducasse
Also in
The Name of the Rose
La Décharge
Pierre Danny
Max Picot
Known for
Clockwork Bananas
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Louis Falavigna
Pierre Roland
Known for
The Train
Agnès Varda Director · Pierre Barbaud Composer William Lubtchansky Cinematographer
United States release December 9, 1969 · Produced in France, Sweden · Production Parc Film, Madeleine Films
Production
Sandrews
Production
Parc Film
Production
Madeleine Films
Production
France · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Créatures
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 3, 1966
Theatrical
United States · December 9, 1969
Theatrical
Argentina
May 6, 1971 · Theatrical
China
June 30, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai French Film Week
Czechia
March 28, 2009 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
Germany
March 3, 1967 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
December 15, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
Japan
October 11, 1966 · Premiere · Festival du Film Français
Netherlands
February 2, 1967 · Theatrical · Amsterdam
Singapore
October 27, 2019 · Premiere · Perspectives Film Festival
Spain
August 26, 1968 · Theatrical · Madrid
December 19, 1968 · Theatrical · Barcelona (Original Subtitled Version
Sweden
October 14, 1966 · Theatrical
Taiwan
October 16, 2021 · Premiere · Women Make Waves International Film Festival
Ukraine
July 20, 2019 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
Uruguay
July 9, 1980 · Theatrical
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