The Legend of Frenchie King
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Directed by | Christian-Jaque |
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Cinematography | Henri Persin |
Edited by | Nicole Gauduchon |
Music by | Francis Lai |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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Language | French |
Box office | 2,234,479 admissions (France)[2] |
The Legend of Frenchie King (French: Les Pétroleuses) or Petroleum Girls is a 1971 French, Spanish, Italian and British international co-production western comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Claudia Cardinale and Brigitte Bardot.
Plot[]
In Bougival Junction, Texas in 1888 the Francophone town is led by Marie Sarrazin. A new family arrives, calling themselves the Millers, but in fact they are the daughters of the hanged outlaw Frenchie King. His eldest daughter Louise seeks to keep her father's name alive by donning men's clothing and continuing his criminal ways. Louise and Maria fight, but when they are jailed they team up to take revenge on the town's men.[3]
Cast[]
- Claudia Cardinale as Marie Sarrazin
- Brigitte Bardot as Louise a.k.a. Frenchie King
- Michael J. Pollard as the Marshal
- Patty Shepard as Petite Pluie
- Emma Cohen as Virginie
- Teresa Gimpera as Caroline
- as Mathieu
- as Marc
- as Luc
- as Jean
- as Doc Miller
- Valéry Inkijnoff as Spitting Bull
- Micheline Presle as Aunt Amelie
- Denise Provence as Mlle. Letellier
- as Marquis
- José Luis López Vázquez as a barber
- Manuel Zarzo as a roulette player
- Jacques Jouanneau as M. Letellier
- as Le Cornac
- as Elisabeth[4]
Release[]
The premiere of Les Pétroleuses was on 17 December 1971 at the Balzac cinema in Paris.[5]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
The film received generally negative reviews. Bardot's performance in particular was criticised by Jean Loup Passek, who noted how uncomfortable she seemed in the film's outdoors action setting.[6] Writing in Variety Gene Moskowitz dismissed the film as "predictable, naive and gauche" whilst Tom Milne called it "drearily unfunny".[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Les Pétroleuses (1971)". British Film Institute. 1971. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ^ Crawley, Bébé, p. 231
- ^ Tony Crawley, Bébé: The Films of Brigitte Bardot, London:LSP Books, 1975, p. 230
- ^ Petroleuses Premiere. Actresses Claudia Cardinale (left) and Brigitte Bardot at the premiere of 'Les Petroleuses' (aka Petroleum Girls or The Legend of Frenchie King), at the Balzac cinema, Paris, 17 December 1971. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Crawley, Bébé, p. 233
- ^ Crawley, Bébé, p. 234
External links[]
- 1971 films
- French-language films
- 1970s Western (genre) comedy films
- 1970s historical comedy films
- Films directed by Christian-Jaque
- French films
- French historical comedy films
- 1970s French-language films
- French Western (genre) comedy films
- British Western (genre) comedy films
- Italian Western (genre) comedy films
- Spanish Western (genre) comedy films
- Films set in the 1880s
- Films scored by Francis Lai
- Corsica in fiction
- Italian historical comedy films
- Italian films
- Spanish historical comedy films
- British historical comedy films
- British films
- 1970s Western (genre) film stubs
- 1970s French film stubs