| Danièle Gaubert | ... | Françoise Tilmont, dite la Louve | |
| Michel Duchaussoy | ... | Bruno | |
| Julien Guiomar | ... | Durieux | |
| Carole Lebel | ... | Olga | |
| Albert Simono | ... | Evrard (as Simono) | |
| Sacha Pitoëff | ... | Saratoga | |
| Rémy Longa | ... | Robert | |
| François Maistre | ... | Davenport | |
| Maurice Sarfati | ... | Silvio | |
| Maurice Teynac | ... | Stanmore | |
| B.W. Husson | ... | Madame Stanmore | |
| Jacqueline Staup | ... | Melissa | |
| Jacques Brunet | ... | Hans | |
| Serge Merlin | ... | Silvio |
Directed by | |||
| Edouard Logereau | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jean-Paul Guibert | adaptation | |
| Marcel Jullian | adaptation (dialogue) | |
| Edouard Logereau | adaptation | |
| Albert Sainte-Aube | novel | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Dorfmann | .... | producer | |
| Jean-Paul Guibert | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Francis Lai | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Roland Pontoizeau | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jacqueline Thiédot | |||
Production Design by | |||
| René Renoux | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Odette Berroyer | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Antoine Compin | .... | unit manager | |
| Chantal Larouette | .... | unit manager | |
| Jacques Pignier | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jean-Louis van Belle | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Roger Joint | .... | set dresser | |
| Eric Moulard | .... | assistant production designer | |
| Marcel Vantieghem | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Raymond Gauguier | .... | sound | |
| Guy Maillet | .... | boom operator | |
Stunts | |||
| Odile Astie | .... | stunt performer | |
| Gipsy Bouglione | .... | stunt performer | |
| Claude Carliez | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Michèle Delacroix | .... | stunt performer | |
| Jean Falloux | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Geneviève Lefèvre | .... | stunt performer | |
| Eric Vasberg | .... | stunt performer | |
| Daniel Vérité | .... | stunt performer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Raoul Foulon | .... | still photographer | |
| Yann Le Masson | .... | camera operator | |
| Charlet Recors | .... | assistant camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Paulette Breil | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Michèle Amsellem | .... | assistant editor (as Michèle Ansellem) | |
Music Department | |||
| Christian Gaubert | .... | orchestrator | |
Other crew | |||
| Huguette Gras | .... | production secretary | |
| Ariane Litaize | .... | script supervisor | |
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La Louve Solitaire, which I saw as "Golden Claws of Cat Girl" (a title worthy of ten stars alone), stars stunning redhead Danielle Gaubert as trapeze artist turned cat burglar Françoise. There's more than a little hint of Nikita in the way Françoise is forced to work for the government after being caught red-handed on a job and one can't help but wonder whether Luc Besson saw this before making that movie. Assisted by undercover agent and gifted lip-reader Bruno (Michel Duchaussoy), Françoise undertakes a daring heist to help nail a drug trafficking gang. Complications inevitably ensue.
The heist sequence is reasonably well-done and is the highlight of this fairly obscure little movie which suffers badly from an uneven tone. Whereas Françoise has all the makings of a comic book heroine a sexy, catsuit-clad superthief with remarkable acrobatic abilities - La Louve Solitaire is a grey, gloomy movie. Françoise is too cold and remote a character to empathise with and the script lacks the snap and humour that would have brought her flirtations with Bruno to life. Danielle Gaubert certainly looks the part, but her glacial beauty was put to far better use in Radley Metzger's 'Camille 2000'.
Aficionados of 1960s interior design might like to check out Franciose's apartment, but others should check out Mario Bava's Diabolik instead - a movie which has the humour and sparkle La Louve Solitaire desperately lacks. 4/10.