Secret World is a 1969 French drama film starring Jacqueline Bisset. It was directed by Robert Freeman.
It was originally known as La Promesse'.The film scene The Christian Science Monitor 25 Aug 1969: 4.
Plot François, withdrawn and fearful of riding in cars as a result of an automobile crash that left him an orphan, lives with his middle-aged aunt and uncle, Florence and Philippe, in a chateau in Provence.
Cast Jacqueline Bisset as Wendy Jean-François Vlerick as François (as Jean-François Maurin) Gisèle Pascal as Florence Pierre Zimmer as Philip / François' uncle Marc Porel as Olivier / Philippe's son Paul Bonifas as Gustave / servant Chantal Goya as Monique Guy d'Avout as Malerar
Box office According to Fox records the film required $2,300,000 in rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $900,000, so made a loss to the studio.
See also List of French films of 1969
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External links
Review of film at New York Times Review of film at Cinema Retro