An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in a 20th-century society endangered by power and greed and imagines the rebellion of the "little people" against corrupt and soulless authority.
Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Contessa Aurelia
Charles Boyer
The Broker
Claude Dauphin
Dr. Jadin
Edith Evans
Josephine
John Gavin
The Reverend
Paul Henreid
The General
Oskar Homolka
The Commissar
Yul Brynner
The Chairman
Richard Chamberlain
The Reverend
Donald Pleasence
The Prospector
Henri Virlogeux
The Peddler
Danny Kaye
The Ragpicker
Giulietta Masina
Gabrielle
Margaret Leighton
Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
Nanette Newman
Irma
George Hilsdon
Waiter
Gilles Ségal
Deaf mute
Gaston Palmer
Juggler
Harriett Ariel
Flower girl
Jackie Farley
Poule
Sabine Lods
Poule
Manuela von Oppen
Newsgirl
Fernand Gravey
Police sergeant
Bernard Woringer
Policeman
Catherine Berg
Communist secretary
Crew
Bryan Forbes
Director
Maurice Valency
Adaptation
Edward Anhalt
Screenplay
Roger Dwyre
Editor
Claude Renoir
Director of Photography
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Ely A. Landau
Producer
Anthony B. Unger
Associate Producer
Ray Simm
Production Design
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Michael J. Lewis
Original Music Composer
Dario Simoni
Set Decoration
Jean Giraudoux
Theatre Play
Georges Petitot
Art Direction
