Synopsis
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
113 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
- Louis MalleDirector
- Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
- Louis MalleScreenplay
Cast
- Brigitte BardotMaria I
- Jeanne MoreauMaria II
- Paulette DubostMrs. Diogène
- Claudio BrookThe Great Rodolfo
- Carlos López MoctezumaRodríguez
- Poldo BendandiWerther
- George HamiltonFlores
- Gregor von RezzoriDiogène
- Francisco ReigueraFather Superior
- Adriana RoelJanine
- José BavieraDon Alvaro
- José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'The Dictator of San Miguel
Stills
Themes
circusrevolutionstripteaseartistspaghetti westernamused