France / Jun 23, 1976
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Claire de La Tour Picquet shares her life between her husband, the successful novelist William Brandeis, and her lover, Jacques Lalouet, William's publisher. Then she discovers that her lover has a mistress, Charlie, who is also that of her husband...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sybil Danning | Secretary |
| Yvonne Gaudeau | Claire's Mother |
| Charles Aznavour | Dr. Lartigue |
| Curd Jürgens | Jeweler |
| Tomas Milian | Detective |
| Roland Travers | 1st Guest |
| Jean Lanier | 2nd Guest |
| A. Berkov | 3rd Guest |
| R.J. Mayar | 4th Guest |
| Jean-Marie Bernicat | Le Libraire |
| Dominique Zardi | L'automobiliste |
| Isabelle Mercanton | L'aubergine |
| Jean-François Villemer | Le Pompier |
| Henri Attal | Un consommateur |
| Michèle Kornbluh | La petite fille de Charlie |
| Jean-Marie Arnoux | L'Epicier |
| Jean Cherlian | 1er Agent |
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| Gilbert Servien | 2ème Agent |
| Lucie Arnold | Phédre |
| Louise Rioton | Oenone |
| B. Foll | Hippolyte |
| Claude Brulé | Le Photographe |
| Cadine Constan | Mme Sartre |
| William Morel | Le Déménageur |
| Jacques Chevalier | Le Réceptionniste |
| Francis Terzian | La vision Dr. Lartigue |
| Jean-Claude Arnaud | Le Chauffeur de Taxi |
| Claude Chabrol | Le client chez l'éditeur (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Folies bourgeoises |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gloria Film, Barnabé Productions, CCC Filmkunst |
| Release date | 23 giugno 1976 |
| Production | Ilya Salkind, Artur Brauner, Pierre Spengler |
| Writer | Lucie Faure, Claude Chabrol, Norman Enfield, Maria Pia Fusco, Ennio De Concini |
| Editing | Monique Fardoulis |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier, Roger Robert, Yves Agostini, Georges Pierre |
| Assistant directors | Claude Chabrol |
| Camera operators | Yves Agostini, Roger Robert, Georges Pierre, Jean Rabier |
| Additional photography | Roger Robert, Yves Agostini, Georges Pierre, Jean Rabier |
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| Production design | Maurice Sergent |
| Art direction | Maurice Sergent |
| Set decoration | Maurice Sergent |
| Music | Manuel De Sica |
| Sound | Manuel De Sica |
| Costume design | Karl Lagerfeld |
| Makeup | Karl Lagerfeld |
| Hairstyling | Karl Lagerfeld |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Aug 26, 1976 / 16
TV
France / Feb 02, 2026 / TV5 Monde
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