A petty criminal seeks refuge in a house owned by two wealthy American women.
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Title: Joy House (1964)
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| Jane Fonda | ... | Melinda | |
| Alain Delon | ... | Marc | |
| Lola Albright | ... | Barbara | |
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Carl Studer | ... | Loftus |
| Sorrell Booke | ... | Harry | |
| André Oumansky | ... | Vincent | |
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Arthur Howard | ... | Father Nielson |
| George Gaynes | ... | Mob boss | |
| Annette Poivre | ... | Employee | |
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Berett Arcaya | ... | Diana |
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Marc Mazza | ... | The Corsican |
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Jacques Bézard | ... | Napoleon |
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Jean-Pierre Honoré | ... | Schneider |
| Georges Douking | ... | Clochard (as Douking) | |
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Del Negro | ... | Mick (as Negro) |
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French filmmaker Rene Clement presents Alain Delon as a petty criminal on the run from the underground. On the Rivera, he seeks refuge in a flophouse whose soup line is served by Jane Fonda and Lola Albright. The two women move him to a Gothic mansion owned by Albright, a millionairess with a Salvation Army complex. Fonda, her cousin, is hot for him and repeatedly attempts to seduce him while someone is attempting to poison him; and his murderous former associates have got wind of his whereabouts. Written by alfiehitchie
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He couldn't leave it alone... He couldn't leave it alive... See more »Certificate:
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Marc: Then we'd never be done.
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Written by Lalo Schifrin & Peggy Lee
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In the film short describing the production of this movie, it's referred to by its original name, "The Velvet Cage." See more »Goofs
When the car with two people goes over the cliff in the convertible, you can clearly see that only one person (the driver) is in the car. See more »Quotes
Melinda: Not bad. But you still have progress to make. You have to lean how to clean everything. Everything that was used.Marc: Then we'd never be done.
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Theme From Joy House (Just Call Me Love Bird)Written by Lalo Schifrin & Peggy Lee
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FranceRelease Date:
November 1964 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Cité Films, Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (CIPRA) See more »
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Alain Delon has the perfect role as the ne'er do well young man, Lola Albright (sad & wonderful in LORD LOVE A DUCK) has commanding screen presence, and Jane Fonda is youthful beauty personified. Ms. Fonda was never more gorgeous than in this creepy little French Film. Those eyes. Nice job with the French language as well. Cool house. Interesting quirky musical score by Lalo Shifrin. Great B/W cinematography and strange "plot".
A 6 out of 10. Best performance = Jane Fonda. It's hard to describe what goes on in this one, but I couldn't get it out of my head for days. Nice atmosphere.