Vice and Virtue

1963 film by Roger Vadim

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Vice and Virtue
Theatrical release poster

French	Le Vice et la Vertu

Directed by	Roger Vadim
Screenplay by	Roger Vailland Roger Vadim
Starring	Annie Girardot Robert Hossein Catherine Deneuve O.E. Hasse Valeria Ciangottini Philippe Lemaire Luciana Paluzzi
Cinematography	Marcel Grignon
Edited by	Victoria Mercanton
Music by	Michel Magne
Production companies	S.N.E. Gaumont Trainon Films Ultra Film Sicilia Cinematografica
Distributed by	Gaumont
Release dates	1 March 1963 (1963-03-01) (France) 26 March 1963 (1963-03-26) (Italy)
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French
Box office	$9.3 million^[1]

Vice and Virtue (French: Le Vice et la Vertu) is a 1963 war drama film directed by Roger Vadim and inspired by some of Marquis de Sade's characters. It stars Annie Girardot as Juliette (Vice), Robert Hossein as the sadistic German officer and Catherine Deneuve, in her first notable film role, as Justine (Virtue).

Plot

A war film where Catherine Deneuve holds her first notable role in the cinema (Justine, virtue). Annie Girardot plays Juliette (vice) and Robert Hossein plays the sadistic German officer.

Cast

Annie Girardot as Juliette Morand
Robert Hossein as SS Colonel Schörndorf
Catherine Deneuve as Justine Morand
O.E. Hasse as General von Bamberg
Philippe Lemaire as Hans Streicher
Luciana Paluzzi as Helena
Valeria Ciangottini as Manuela
Astrid Heeren as Danielle
Serge Marquand as Ivan
Georges Poujouly as Lieutenant Hoech
Monique Messine as Anne
Jean-Daniel Simon as Ludwig

Reception

The film recorded admissions of 1,556,664 in France.^[2]

References

^ "Le Vice et la vertu (1963)". JP Box-Office (in French).
^ Box office records of Roger Vadim films at Box Office Story

External links

Vice and Virtue at IMDb
Vice and Virtue at AllMovie
Vice and Virtue at Rotten Tomatoes

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Films directed by Roger Vadim

And God Created Woman (1956)
No Sun in Venice (1957)
The Night Heaven Fell (1958)
Les liaisons dangereuses (1959)
Blood and Roses (1960)
Please, Not Now! (1961)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
Love on a Pillow (1962)
Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963)
Vice and Virtue (1963)
Circle of Love (1964)
The Game Is Over (1966)
Spirits of the Dead (1968)
Barbarella (1968)
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
Helle (1972)
Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973)
Charlotte (1974)
Game of Seduction (1976)
Bonheur, impair et passe (1977, TV movie)
Night Games (1980)
Hot Touch (1981)
Surprise Party (1983)
And God Created Woman (1988)
Safari (1991, TV movie)
Amour fou (1993, TV movie)
La Nouvelle tribu (1996, TV mini-series)
Mon père avait raison (1996, TV movie)
Un coup de baguette magique (1997, TV movie)

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