Maid in Paris
4.2
“A bedtime story for adults”
Penelope Benson, known as Penny, is both romantic and determined. Put in a select boarding school by her mother, she takes advantage of a trip to Paris to get away from it all and live her own life. That's how she meets Antoine du Merlet, whom she takes for a young hoodlum when in fact he's a police superintendent. She spends the night at his place, which leads to a number of setbacks for poor Antoine, who is stigmatized by the headmistress, abandoned by his mistress and has to face a strip-tease session starring the unconscious Penny... But Penny's a spicy one and Antoine's a nice guy, so... !
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Cast
60 people
Dany Robin
Penny Benson
Known for
Topaz
Don't Lose Your Head
Daniel Gélin
Antoine du Merlet
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Jean Aurel
René Bianco
Louisette Hautecoeur
Tilda Thamar
Gloria Benson
Known for
Faceless
Georges Van Parys
Jacques Laurent
Mary Marquet
Mme. Bernemal
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Fellini's Casanova
Jacques Lemare
Annette Wademant
Also in
A Dirty Story
Pierre Gaspard-Huit Director · Jacques Laurent Writer Georges Van Parys Composer
United States release July 12, 1957 · Produced in France · Original title Paris canaille
Production
Boréal Films
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Paris canaille
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · January 20, 1956
Theatrical
France · March 28, 1956
Theatrical
United States · July 12, 1957
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Austria
September 1, 1956 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 25, 1956 · Theatrical
Finland
October 31, 1958 · Theatrical
Germany
July 6, 1956 · Theatrical · West Germany
Japan
September 18, 1956 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 15, 1956 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 26, 1956 · Limited theatrical · Johannesburg
January 21, 1957 · Limited theatrical · Cape Town
Sweden
March 25, 1957 · Theatrical
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