Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Peter Sellers | ... | Dr. Fritz Fassbender | |
Peter O'Toole | ... | Michael James (as Peter O'toole) | |
Romy Schneider | ... | Carole Werner | |
Capucine | ... | Renée Lefevre | |
Paula Prentiss | ... | Liz Bien | |
Woody Allen | ... | Victor Shakapopulis | |
Ursula Andress | ... | Rita | |
Eddra Gale | ... | Anna Fassbender (as Edra Gale) | |
Katrin Schaake | ... | Jacqueline | |
Eléonore Hirt | ... | Mrs. Werner (as Eleonor Hirt) | |
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Jean Parédès | ... | Marcel (as Jean Paredes) |
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Jacques Balutin | ... | Etienne |
Jess Hahn | ... | Mr. Werner | |
Howard Vernon | ... | Doctor | |
Michel Subor | ... | Philippe |
Michael James, a notorious womanizer, desperately wants to be faithful to his fiancée Carole, but runs into serious problems since every woman he meets seems to fall in love with him. His psychoanalyst Dr. Fassbender can't help him either since he's busy courting one of his patients who in turn longs for Michael. A catastrophe appears on the horizon as all the characters check into the Chateau Chantelle hotel for the weekend not knowing of each other's presence. Written by Robert Zeithammel
Some have "analyzed" this (movie) with the heavy, combat-boot tone of the cerebral and moral second-millennium spirit. They say it belongs to the past, the bad bad bad 60s, full of irresponsibility and partying, sexual license and depravity.
Well I say HA! --- HA! HA!
Forget all those (mostly young!) preachers and dive into a silly, inconsequential, wacky movie, full of unrealistic characters doing unrealistic things. It is colorful, full of joy and beautiful people, unpretentious and charming. And in the end, the guy gets the girl and they get married.
As a young boomer, watching this is like slipping into Hush Puppies. You may say what you want about or against the "guilty" innocence of that era, but it sure was comfortable! I miss those times. And a note for the moderns: we were not that innocent, we knew that some of this was dangerous ground... but what do you know, living is the thing that makes you die.