The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

Movie·1975·1h 35m

The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

Country

France

Language

French

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The Story

Original title: La Fille du garde-barrière

Based on the idea by Roland Topor (screenwriter of Roman Polanski's The Tenant), this very curious completely silent melodrama tells the story of Mona, who has left her father, the railway gatekeeper, after being raped on the train track. She is kidnapped and taken to a Parisian whorehouse. However, a disinherited prince, Dudu who tries to rescue her, is himself kidnapped and forced to serve as a male prostitute. The two captives meet there and fall in love. They are taken away by different rich people - he to an Arab "harem," she to a surgeon's home.

Written By

Roland Topor

Cinematography

Robert Alazraki

Editor

Claude Reznik

Themes

brothelmarriagegatekeepersurrealismharemroad triprape victimblack and white

Production House

Fatty's Production
Atelier de Production Cinématographique

Audience Score

100%

1 votes

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Cast

Mona Heftre

Mona Heftre

Mona

Michel Dussarat

Michel Dussarat

Dudu

Annick Berger

Annick Berger

Madame Julien

Jean-Paul Farré

Jean-Paul Farré

Le maire

Valérie Kling

Valérie Kling

Gertrude, la femme du maire

Jean-Paul Muel

Jean-Paul Muel

Sheik Abdullah

Roland Topor

Roland Topor

Le pochard

Jérôme Savary

Jérôme Savary

Le garde-barrière

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Crew

Jérôme Savary

Jérôme Savary

Director, Writer

Roland Topor

Roland Topor

Writer

Robert Alazraki

Robert Alazraki

Director of Photography

Dominique Chapuis

Director of Photography

Claude Reznik

Editor

Hélène Viard

Hélène Viard

Editor

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