A Golden Widow (French: Une veuve en or) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Michel Audiard and starring Michèle Mercier, Claude Rich and Roger Carel.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.28 It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti.
Synopsis A woman discovers that she has inherited a huge fortune from a relation, but the unusual terms of inheritance state that she must be a widow, otherwise the money will go elsewhere. She seeks to get a gangster to murder her sculptor husband who in turn goes to other gangsters to seek protection.
Cast Michèle Mercier as Delphine Berger Claude Rich as Antoine Berger Roger Carel as Aristophane Percankas - un riche armateur grec Jean Carmet as Un membre du Yiddish International Power Daniel Ceccaldi as Le conservateur du musée Jean-Pierre Darras as Rapha - le chef du syndicat du crime Mario David as Monsieur Sigmund - un admirateur zurichois Folco Lulli as Le Sicilien - un tueur André Pousse as Pierre Déricourt de Savignac dit Pierrot le Farceur Sim as Il Vecchio - un tueur sur le retour Jacques Dufilho as Joseph - un détective Max Amyl as Le Pierrot Jean Martin as Un lieutenant
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Bibliography Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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