Summary
Three stories about woman and war:
In 411 BC, Athens is caught up in an endless war against Sparta.
Tired of this interminable conflict, Lysistrata coerces all of the
women to join her in a love strike. Disheartened by the loss of
their conjugal rights, the Athenians decide to make peace with Sparta.
April 1430. Joan of Arc is becoming doubtful about her
mission and the soldiers no longer trust her. When Joan brings a
dead child back to life, all the troops agree to follow her into battle
again. But Joan knows that her days are numbered...
The American Elisabeth Whitefield arrives in Italy to recover the body
of her husband, Tony, who was killed in 1944 by the Germans. When
she hears that her husband had a one night stand with Angela, a peasant
girl, and that they had a child, Elisabeth decides to go back home
without the remains of her husband so that he can lie near to the child
he never knew...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Christian-Jaque, Jean Delannoy, Marcello Pagliero
- Script: Sergio Amidei, André-Paul Antoine, Aristophanes, Michel Audiard, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Jean Ferry, Henri Jeanson, Horace McCoy, Vladimir Pozner, Gian Luigi Rondi, André Tabet
- Photo: Mario Craveri, Robert Lefebvre, Raffaele Masciocchi, Christian Matras
- Music: Roman Vlad
- Cast: Michèle Morgan (Jeanne d’Arc), Daniel Ivernel (Baretta), Andrée Clément (La mère), Michel Piccoli (Pasquerel), Robert Dalban (D’Aulon), Dora Doll (Une fille), Gil Delamare (Noiroufle), Jacques Fabbri (Pierre d’Arc), Gérard Buhr (Kennedy), Albert Michel (Un moine), Katherine Kath (La ribaude), Claudette Colbert (Elizabeth Whitefield), Eleonora Rossi Drago (Angela Ascari), Mirko Ellis (Anthony), Martine Carol (Lysistrata), Raf Vallone (Callias), Paolo Stoppa (Nicephore), Nyta Dover (Aphrodee), Nerio Bernardi (Cretidès), Mario Carotenuto (Erostrate), Giuseppe Porelli (Gorgias)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 102 min; B&W
- Aka: Daughters of Destiny; Love, Soldiers and Women
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