Weak Women | |
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Directed by | Michel Boisrond |
Written by | Michel Boisrond Annette Wademant |
Starring | Alain Delon Pascale Petit Mylène Demongeot Jacqueline Sassard |
Cinematography | Robert Lefebvre |
Edited by | Madeleine Gug |
Music by | Paul Misraki |
Production companies | Euro International Films Transcontinental Films S.A. |
Distributed by | Les Films Marceau |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | French |
Box office | $17.7 million [1] |
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The movie was a success at the French box office and achieved release in the US. [2] Delon made some personal appearances in New York to promote the movie. [3]
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