Touche pas à la femme blanche (1974)
Directed by Marco Ferreri

Comedy / Western
aka: Don't Touch the White Woman!

Film Synopsis

In a Parisian café, a party of American politicans discuss the threat posed by marauding Indians.  To put a definitive end to this red peril they summon General Custer, who promptly arrives at the Gare du Nord in his Civil War uniform.  The appearance of this showy military man may please his female admirers but it does little for General Grant, his sworn rival...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Marco Ferreri
  • Script: Rafael Azcona, Marco Ferreri
  • Cinematographer: Étienne Becker
  • Music: Philippe Sarde
  • Cast: Catherine Deneuve (Marie-Hélène de Boismonfrais), Marcello Mastroianni (George A. Custer), Michel Piccoli (Buffalo Bill), Philippe Noiret (Gen. Terry), Ugo Tognazzi (Mitch), Alain Cuny (Sitting Bull), Serge Reggiani (The Mad Indian), Darry Cowl (Major Archibald), Monique Chaumette (Sister Lucie), Daniele Dublino (Government Official), Henri Piccoli (Sitting Bull's Father), Franca Bettoia (Rayon de Lune), Paolo Villaggio (The CIA agent), Franco Fabrizi (Tom), Francine Custer (Hermione Terry), Gianmarco Tognazzi (Figlio di Mitch e Raggio di Luna), Marco Ferreri (The reporter), Laurente Vedres, Pierre-André Boutang, Solange Koch
  • Country: France / Italy
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 108 min
  • Aka: Don't Touch the White Woman!

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