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Six of Europe’s finest directors trace the evolution of prostitution from the Stone Age to the Space Age in The Oldest Profession (Le plus vieux métier du monde, 1967), a saucy, star-studded omnibus film made up of: Franco Indovina’s Michèle Mercier seduces Neanderthal the prehistoric era Man with cave paint as makeup. Mauro Bolognini’s The Emperor discovers that he’s paying roman nights for what his wife, Elsa Martinelli, is selling. Philipe de Broca’s Jeanne Moreau’s latest client is more Mademoiselle Mimi interested in the guillotine than her charms. Michael Pfleghar’s Raquel Welch masquerades as an honest woman The Gay Nineties for the love and wallet of an elderly banker. Claude Autant-Lara’s France Anglade and Nadia Gray PARIS Today turn tricks by ambulance. Jean-Luc Godard’s A man from outer space is taught in the Anticipation ways of sentimental love by Anna Karina.
Original Release
04/05/1967
US Release
11/08/1967
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michele Mercier | Brit (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") / Brit |
| Enrico Maria Salerno | Rak (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") / Rak, der Maler |
| Gabriele Tinti | L'uomo del mar (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") / der Händler |
| Elsa Martinelli | Domitilla (segment "Nuits romaines, Les") / Domitilla |
| Gastone Moschin | Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines, Les") |
| Giancarlo Cobelli | Menippo, le poète (segment "Nuits romaines") |
| Jeanne Moreau | Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") / Mimi |
| Catherine Samie | Toinette (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") / Philibert |
| Jean Richard | Le commissaire du peuple (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") |
Directors
Claude Autant-Lara, Mauro Bolognini, Philippe de Broca, Franco Indovina, Michael Pfleghar, Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
Jean-Luc Godard, Ennio Flaiano, Daniel Boulanger, Georges Tabet, André Tabet, Jean Aurenche
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michele Mercier | Brit (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") / Brit |
| Enrico Maria Salerno | Rak (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") / Rak, der Maler |
| Gabriele Tinti | L'uomo del mar (segment "Ère préhistorique, L'") / der Händler |
| Elsa Martinelli | Domitilla (segment "Nuits romaines, Les") / Domitilla |
| Gastone Moschin | Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines, Les") |
| Giancarlo Cobelli | Menippo, le poète (segment "Nuits romaines") |
| Jeanne Moreau | Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") / Mimi |
| Catherine Samie | Toinette (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") / Philibert |
| Jean Richard | Le commissaire du peuple (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") |
| Raquel Welch | Nini (segment "Belle époque, La") / Nini |
| Martin Held | Edouard (segment "Belle époque, La") / Eduard |
| Siegfried Schürenberg | (segment "Belle époque, La") |
| Tilly Lauenstein | (segment "Belle époque, La") |
| Nadia Gray | Nadia (segment "Aujourd'hui") / Nadia |
| France Anglade | Catherine (segment "Aujourd'hui") |
| Jacques Duby | Le gendarme (segment "Aujourd'hui") |
| Marcel Dalio | Me Vladimir Leskov (segment "Aujourd'hui") / Vladimir Leskov |
| Francis Blanche | Le docteur (segment "Aujourd'hui") |
| Marilu Tolo | Marlene, Miss Physical Love (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") / Marlene, Miss Physical Love |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Joseph Bercholz | Producer |
| Horst Wendlandt | Producer |
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