Frenchie King (1971)

Outlaw sisters in the old West inherit a ranch and try to settle down and develop relationships with neighboring family of lots of brothers.

Directors:

Christian-Jaque, Guy Casaril (uncredited)

Writers:

Marie-Ange Aniès (screenplay), Jean Nemours (screenplay)

Stars:

Brigitte Bardot, Claudia Cardinale, Michael J. Pollard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brigitte Bardot	...	Louise
Claudia Cardinale	...	Marie Sarrazin
Michael J. Pollard	...	Le Shérif
Micheline Presle	...	Tante Amélie
Marie-Ange Aniès	...	Constance
Georges Beller	...	Marc
Henri Czarniak	...	Le docteur Miller (as Henry Czarniak)
Oscar Davis	...	Matthieu
Raoul Delfosse	...	Le Cornec
France Dougnac	...	Elisabeth
Teresa Gimpera	...	Caroline
Leroy Haynes	...	Marquis
Valéry Inkijinoff	...	Spitting Bull (as Valery Inkijinoff)
Jacques Jouanneau	...	Letellier
Emma Cohen	...	Virginie

Storyline

Outlaw sisters in the old West inherit a ranch and try to settle down and develop relationships with neighboring family of lots of brothers.

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Plot Keywords:

euro western | female gunfighter | catfight | spaghetti western | italo western | 

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Taglines:

A Bawdy, Brawling, Bouncing Western Comedy!

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK France Italy Spain

Language:

French English

Release Date:

16 December 1971 (France)

Also Known As:

Frenchie King

Filming Locations:

Cascajares de la Sierra, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

FGL Productions, Copercines, Cooperativa Cinematográfica, Films EGE

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Little P. Ranch was built specifically for this film, but it remained standing after filming was completed and would go on to appear in the following movies: '¡Viva la muerte... tua! (1971)', 'La banda J. & S. - Cronaca criminale del Far West (1972)', 'Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (1973)', 'Uno, dos, tres... dispara otra vez (1973)', 'The Spikes Gang (1974)' and 'Il bianco il giallo il nero (1975)'. The ranch burned down in an unknown year, leaving only the chimney standing. It remains so as of January 2017.

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Goofs

When Louise is buying the horse and riding it in Maria's corral, the long shots are of an obvious stunt double.

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Alternate Versions

West German theatrical version was cut by ca. 2,5 minutes. The DVD release by e-m-s is uncut.

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Connections

Featured in Trailer Trauma (2016)

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Soundtracks

Prairie Woman
(uncredited)
Music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Francis Lai and Hal Shaper
Sung by Claudia Cardinale (Maria Sarrazin)

User Reviews

French western with Bardot and Cardinale fighting each other.

This film is a western comedy, spoken in French, the main attraction being Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Cardinale, two superstars, which were not at their prime, but still looking great. Besides them, the film is worth seeing because of the elegance that Christian Jacque was able to give it, after all he has to his credit `FanFan La Tulipe' and `Si Tous Les Gars Du Monde'. The ambiance of the western came out so good, that it makes you wish that more would have been made, competing with the spaghetti westerns. What the film lacks is a good story, which would give a chance to the two stars to show more of their talents, both physical and as actresses. Cardinale sings a nice song, they also should have made Bardot sing. Most of the film just shows them riding or fighting, it makes you think at certain moments of `Seven Brides For Seven Brothers', because Bardot has a lot of sisters and Cardinale, brothers. It is a pleasant film to see, so pleasant that it frustrates you that they did not make it better.