Vice and Virtue

Vice and Virtue (original French title: Le Vice et la Vertu) is a 1963 French drama war film starring Annie Girardot as Juliette (Vice), Robert Hossein as the sadistic German officer and Catherine Deneuve, in her first notable film role, as Justine (Virtue).

Vice and Virtue
(Le Vice e la Vertu)
original film poster
Directed byRoger Vadim
Screenplay byRoger Vadim
Roger Vailland
Based onClaude Choublier
(collaborator for adaptation)
Produced byAlain Poiré
(executive producer)
StarringAnnie Girardot
Catherine Deneuve
Robert Hossein
O.E. Hasse
CinematographyMarcel Grignon
Edited byVictoria Mercanton
Music byMichel Magne
Color processBlack and white
Production
companies
S.N.E. Gaumont
Trainon Films
Ultra Film
Sicilia Cinematografica
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 1 March 1963 (1963-03-01)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$9,339,984[1]

It was directed by Roger Vadim and inspired by some of Marquis de Sade's characters.

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

Reception

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

References

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