Wicked Duchess
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Edwige Feuillère and Pierre Richard-Willm star in director Jacques de Baroncelli's adaptation of the Balzac novella The Duchesse de Langeais, which tells the tale of a Parisian socialite who is romantically pursued by a Napoleonic war hero. With a screenplay by Jean Giraudoux.
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Edwige Feuillère
Antoinette de Langeais
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Pierre Richard-Willm
Armand de Montriveau
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Irène Bonheur
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Simone Renant
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Hélène Constant
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Dernière aventure
Jacques Varennes
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Jacques de Baroncelli Director · Honoré de Balzac Author Francis Poulenc Composer
First release March 27, 1942 · Produced in France · Original title La Duchesse de Langeais
Production
Films Orange
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France
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Original title
La Duchesse de Langeais
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 27, 1942
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No release date listed for United States.
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