Emmanuelle V (1987)

[American version.] Emmanuelle has a streak of bad luck that starts when she is stripped by a mob of adoring fans at the Cannes Film Festival. Her rotten luck continues when the dictator of... See full summary »

Director:

Walerian Borowczyk

Writers:

Emmanuelle Arsan (novel), Walerian Borowczyk,

Stars:

Monique Gabrielle, Crofton Hardester, Dana Burns Westburg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monique Gabrielle	...	Emmanuelle
Crofton Hardester	...	Eric
Dana Burns Westburg	...	Charles Foster
Bryan Shane
Yaseen Khan	...	Rajid
Julie Miklas	...	Linda
Pamm Vlastas	...	Suvi
Max Strom	...	Talking Soldier
Heidi Paine	...	Girl No. 1
Roxanna Michaels	...	Girl No. 2
Michele Burger	...	Girl No. 3
Marie Chocolat
Marie Vanille
Isabelle Strawa
Muriel Catau

Storyline

[American version.] Emmanuelle has a streak of bad luck that starts when she is stripped by a mob of adoring fans at the Cannes Film Festival. Her rotten luck continues when the dictator of a banana republic uses the screening of one of her films as a pretext to get her into his country. Our heroine finds herself admitted into his harem as a slave. [Roger Corman fans may be able to identify stock action footage used in the American version.]

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Plot Keywords:

harem | cannes film festival | fondling | sea | panties | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

7 January 1987 (France)

Also Known As:

Emmanuelle 5

Filming Locations:

Réunion

Company Credits

Production Co:

AS Productions, New Horizon Picture Corp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First 'Emmanuelle' film in the official 'Emmanuelle' series not to feature Sylvia Kristel nor see her playing Emmanuelle. Kristel did not appear in Emmanuelle 6 either but would return for Emmanuelle VI.

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Quotes

Emmanuelle: What's the matter? Why are you so shy? Have you never seen a naked woman before?
Eric: No, I mean yes. I have seen a lot of naked women before.

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Connections

Followed by Emmanuelle 6 (1988)

User Reviews

Worthless addition to famous series

Penthouse queen Monique Gabrielle stars in this low budget Andy Sidaris style 'thriller' as an actress lured to some fictional middle eastern kingdom to be a sex toy for its cruel ruler. With that plot line it had exotic (or at least lurid) potential, but the final product lacks the conviction of its cheesy exploitativeness. Even the nude scenes are boring and tame, and the whole thing looks about as authentically middle eastern as a set from Harum Scarum. What make the other Emmanuelle movies appealing is the way they drip with local color and jungly Asian atmosphere, not to mention steamy hothouse sex, and the previous installment (Emmanuelle IV) was still churning this out.

This is yet another series that went on too long. Avoid.