Three Women (Trois femmes) 71 years old

The short stories of Guy de Maupassant enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1950s, thanks in great part to the Max Ophuls production Le Plaisir. In Trois Femmes, three De Maupassant stories are dramatized, each conveying the central theme of women falling in love. In the first, a black female carnival entertainer causes an uproar when she falls in love with a white soldier. In the second, a young bride is pressured into having a baby to collect a huge inheritance. And in the final episode, a pregnant girl is "adopted" and protected by a small circle of friends. In standard De Maupassant fashion, each of the three stories in Trois Femmes is capped by a surprise twist.

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Three Women Cast

Name Character
Michel Bouquet He was 26, now 98 years old as M. Lesable (segment "Héritage, L'")
Agnès Delahaie She was 31, now 103 years old
Betty Daussmond She was 68, 74 years old when she died
Marcelle Arnold She was 35, 92 years old when she died

Three Women Crew

Name Department
Mayo as Costume Design. He was 47 (85) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Guy de Maupassant as Story. He was 101 (42) years old when He died Writing
André Michel as Director. He was 44 (81) years old when He died Directing
Robert Dorfmann as Producer. He was 40 (87) years old when He died Production
Victoria Mercanton as Editor. She was 41 (94) years old when She died Editing
André Bac as Director of Photography. He was 46 (83) years old when He died Camera
Henri Alekan as Director of Photography. He was 43 (92) years old when He died Camera
Georges Van Parys as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (68) years old when He died Sound
Jean Ferry as Writer. He was 45 (67) years old when He died Writing
Claude Accursi as Writer. He was 32 (67) years old when He died Writing
Pierre Lévy as Producer. He was 3 (now 68) years old Production
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Three Women (71 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 13, 1952
  • Runtime: 104 minutes