The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
1975 · 1h 35m · N/A
Comedy
Directed by
Jérôme Savary
Overview
Based on the idea by Roland Topor (screenwriter of Roman Polanski's The Tenant), this very curious completely silent melodrama tells the story of Mona, who has left her father, the railway gatekeeper, after being raped on the train track. She is kidnapped and taken to a Parisian whorehouse. However, a disinherited prince, Dudu who tries to rescue her, is himself kidnapped and forced to serve as a male prostitute. The two captives meet there and fall in love. They are taken away by different rich people - he to an Arab "harem," she to a surgeon's home.
Director and cast
- Jérôme Savary Director
- Mona Heftre as Mona
- Michel Dussarat as Dudu
- Annick Berger as Madame Julien
- Jean-Paul Farré as Le maire
- Valérie Kling as Gertrude, la femme du maire
- Jean-Paul Muel as Sheik Abdullah
- Roland Topor as Le pochard
- Jérôme Savary as Le garde-barrière
- Carlos Pavlidis as Le général nain
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