Fred, the nephew of a senator,has murdered a Black man on a train. The two only witnesses are Lizzie McKay, a prostitute from New York, and Sidney, a colored man. Fred decides to seduce Lizzie in order to make her give false evidence according to which Sidney has attempted to rape her. The uncle also puts pressure on the young woman. After much hesitation, Lizzie finally accepts but Sidney, who has nearly got lynched, takes refuge at her home...
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Barbara Laage
Lizzie McKay
Known for
Bed and Board
Paris Blues
Walter Bryant
Teddy Barnes
Also in
Tenement
Palookaville
Alexandre Astruc
Also in
Charlotte
A Girl in a Pocket
Charles Brabant
Georges Agiman
Eugen Schüfftan
Ivan Desny
Fred Clarke
Known for
World on a Wire
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Jacques-Laurent Bost
Marcello Pagliero
Known for
Rome, Open City
Georges Auric
Marcel Herrand
Senator Clarke
Known for
Children of Paradise
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Jean-Paul Sartre
Marcello Pagliero Director · Charles Brabant Director Alexandre Astruc Screenplay
United States release July 10, 1957 · Produced in France · Original title La P..... respectueuse
Production
France
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Original title
La P..... respectueuse
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 12, 1952
Venice Film Festival
France · October 7, 1952
Theatrical
United States · July 10, 1957
Austria
November 1, 1953
Denmark
December 17, 1952
Finland
May 7, 1954
Germany
February 27, 1953
September 25, 1953
Hungary
March 12, 1959
Portugal
December 10, 1954
Romania
February 14, 1958 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 16, 1953
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