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The Respectful Prostitute

53% | Oct 07, 1952
Drama

Fred, the nephew of a senator,has murdered a Black man on a train. The two only witnesses are Lizzie McKay, a prostitute from New York, and Sidney, a colored man. Fred decides to seduce Lizzie in order to make her give false evidence according to which Sidney has attempted to rape her. The uncle also puts pressure on the young woman. After much hesitation, Lizzie finally accepts but Sidney, who has nearly got lynched, takes refuge at her home...

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Barbara Laage
Lizzie McKay
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Walter Bryant
Teddy Barnes
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Ivan Desny
Fred Clarke
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Marcel Herrand
Senator Clarke
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Louis de Funès
Nightclub customer

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Marcello Pagliero
Director
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Charles Brabant
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Theatre Play
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Alexandre Astruc
Screenplay
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Georges Auric
Original Music Composer
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Monique Kirsanoff
Editor
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Jacques-Laurent Bost
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Eugen Schüfftan
Director of Photography

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