---
title: 'The French Woman (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Just Jaeckin'
released: '1977-05-11'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-french-woman-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076347/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The French Woman (1977)

1977 · 109 min · Drama, Comedy, History · France

Original title: Madame Claude

## Synopsis

The French Woman is a 1977 French drama film directed by Just Jaeckin and starring Françoise Fabian. The film is inspired by the life of French brothel madam Madame Claude.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Just Jaeckin](https://cinepixo.com/people/just-jaeckin)
- **Screenplay:** [André-Georges Brunelin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-georges-brunelin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Serge Gainsbourg](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-gainsbourg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Fraisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fraisse)
- **Editor:** [Marie-Sophie Dubus](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-sophie-dubus)

## Cast

- [Lucienne Legrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucienne-legrand)
- [Évelyne Dress](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyne-dress)
- [Gérard Buhr](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-buhr)
- [Murray Head](https://cinepixo.com/people/murray-head)
- [André Falcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-falcon)
- [Marc Michel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-michel)
- [Françoise Fabian](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-fabian) as Madame Claude
- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Roland Bertin](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-bertin)
- [Vibeke Knudsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/vibeke-knudsen)
- [Robert Webber](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-webber)
- [Maurice Ronet](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-ronet)
- [Florence Cayrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-cayrol)
- [Jean Gaven](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gaven)
- [François Perrot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-perrot)

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