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The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun

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  • 1h 45m
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Samantha Eggar in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
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A secretary takes her boss's car for the holiday in the Mediterranean, oddly retracing a journey she has not taken, and is recognized by people she has not met before. Soon, things get serio... Read allA secretary takes her boss's car for the holiday in the Mediterranean, oddly retracing a journey she has not taken, and is recognized by people she has not met before. Soon, things get serious.A secretary takes her boss's car for the holiday in the Mediterranean, oddly retracing a journey she has not taken, and is recognized by people she has not met before. Soon, things get serious.
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    • Anatole Litvak
  • Writers
    • Sébastien Japrisot(novel "La dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil")
    • Anatole Litvak(screenplay)
    • Richard Harris(dialogue: english version)
  • Stars
    • Samantha Eggar
    • Oliver Reed
    • Stéphane Audran
    • Anatole Litvak
  • Writers
    • Sébastien Japrisot(novel "La dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil")
    • Anatole Litvak(screenplay)
    • Richard Harris(dialogue: english version)
  • Stars
    • Samantha Eggar
    • Oliver Reed
    • Stéphane Audran
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    • 14User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Stéphane Audran and Oliver Reed in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
    Stéphane Audran and Oliver Reed in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
    Stéphane Audran and Oliver Reed in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
    Oliver Reed in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
    Oliver Reed in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
    Oliver Reed in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
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    Samantha Eggar
    Samantha Eggar
    • Danielle Lang ("Dany")
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Michael Caldwell
    Stéphane Audran
    Stéphane Audran
    • Anita Caldwell
    John McEnery
    John McEnery
    • Yves-Marie - aka Philippe
    Billie Dixon
    • Tall Girl
    André Oumansky
    André Oumansky
    • Bernard Thorr
    Jacques Fabbri
    Jacques Fabbri
    • Doctor
    Jacques Legras
    Jacques Legras
    • Policeman
    Yves Pignot
    • Baptistin
    Maria Meriko
    • Mme Pacaud
    Philippe Mareuil
    • 2-e ami
    Philippe Baronnet
    • 1-er ami
    Martine Kelly
    Martine Kelly
    • Kiki
    Bernard Fresson
    Bernard Fresson
    • Jean Yvain
    Marcel Bozzuffi
    Marcel Bozzuffi
    • Manuel
    Philippe Nicaud
    • Highway Policeman
    Robert Deac
    • Titou - Boy in Cassis
    • (as Robert Déac)
    Monique Mélinand
    • Barmaid
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writers
      • Sébastien Japrisot(novel "La dame dans l'auto avec des lunettes et un fusil") (screenplay) (dialogue)
      • Anatole Litvak(screenplay) (dialogue)
      • Richard Harris(dialogue: english version)
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    • Trivia
      Final film as director of Anatole Litvak.
    • Connections
      Version of Shinsha no naka no onna (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Je Roule
      Music by Michel Legrand

      Performed by Petula Clark

    User reviews14

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    7/10
    The road to the Riviera is paved with secrets & mysteries
    Some films ended up on my "must-see" list simply because they have exhilarating titles! I mean, who wouldn't want to see a movie named "Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun"? The fact it stars Oliver Reed (one of my favorite actors of all times), takes place in beautiful Southern France, and got released during the peak era of paranoid/giallo thriller gems are fantastic bonuses! I only have one slight regret, namely that I watched the film on a French television channel where it was shown in its original version, without subtitles. My French is pretty good, but the convoluted plot requires a lot of concentration and I may have missed one or two details during the fascinating climax sequence; - during the mandatory summary/explanation speech in which all the pieces of the puzzle are neatly put together.

    Reed stars as a wealthy American businessman in Paris, who requests his secretary Danielle (Danni for her friends) to drive his fancy US-car back to his home after dropping him and his family off at the airport. Instead of doing this, Danni spontaneously decides to drive further South, to the Riviera, for the weekend. It doesn't turn into the careless trip she hoped for, though, as she gets attacked in a gas station, and people all along the route recognize her from recent previous encounters even though she never was there before. Or was she?

    "Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun" is a compelling, albeit occasionally slow-paced, mystery with a good atmosphere, stellar performances, and a surefooted direction. My main complaint would be that the plot never reveals any clues or hints to invite the viewer to guess along about what could be the big surprise twist. I also haven't read the novel on which the film is based, so can't say if this differs in the screenplay. For fans of 70s Euro-cult, like myself, the film has a dream-cast, including the aforementioned Oliver Reed, but also Samantha Eggar ("The Brood", "Curtains") and Stéphane Audran ("Without Apparent Motive", "Spider's Labyrinth"). There's also a small role for Marcel Bozzuffi as the gas-station attendant. One year later, he would star in "The French Connection", and then continue to become a regular in Italian poliziotesschi-classics (like "Colt .38 Special Squad" and "Rome: the other Side of Violence").
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      • October 22, 1970 (France)
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      • Autoroute A6, France
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      • Columbia Pictures
      • Lira Films
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