Black Humor
1965 · 112 min
Comedy
★ 6.0A unique black comedy consisting of three episodes on the same theme: death. In a circus, trapeze artist Wilma is going to get rid of a rival during a "magic act" performed by an amateur. A strange widow comes to inquire about the services of a new marriage agency. A peasant woman tormented by a bug in her ear barges into a healer's house.
Crew
- Director Claude Autant-Lara
- Director Giancarlo Zagni
- Director José María Forqué
- Writer Pierre Bost
- Writer Jean Aurenche
- Writer Guy de Maupassant
- Director of Photography Mario Fioretti
- Director of Photography Gilbert Chain
Cast
Pierre Brasseur
Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Jean Richard
Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Sylvie
La mère Belhomme - segment 1 'La Bestiole" (as Louise Sylvie)
Alida Valli
The Widow - segment 3 'La cornacchia'
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Pauline Carton
La Rapet - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Paulette Dubost
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Robert Arnoux
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Jacques Marin
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Jean Martinelli
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Pierre Repp
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Emma Penella
Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
José Luis López Vázquez
Jacinto - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
Crew
- Director — Claude Autant-Lara
- Director — Giancarlo Zagni
- Director — José María Forqué
- Writer — Pierre Bost
- Writer — Jean Aurenche
- Writer — Guy de Maupassant
- Director of Photography — Mario Fioretti
- Director of Photography — Gilbert Chain
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