Flesh of the Orchid (1975)
A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. The game-keeper, her guardian, tries to rape her but she escapes. In her flight she meets a man also running away, from two killers.
Director:
Patrice Chéreau
Writer:
Patrice Chéreau
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Charlotte Rampling as Claire |
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Bruno Cremer as Louis Delage |
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Edwige Feuillère as Madame Bastier-Wagener |
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Simone Signoret as Lady Vamos |
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Alida Valli as la folle de la gare |
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Hans Christian Blech as Gyula Berekian |
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François Simon as Joszef Berekian |
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Hugues Quester as Marcucci |
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Rémy Germain as Arnaud |
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Roland Bertin as l'homme d'affaires |
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Günter Meisner as Advokat |
| Directing | Patrice Chéreau | Director |
| Writing | Patrice Chéreau | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Hadley Chase | Novel |
| Camera | Pierre Lhomme | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pierre Gillette | Editor |
| Art | Richard Peduzzi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacques Schmidt | Costume Design |
| Production | Mehdi Boushehri | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sergio Gobbi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Vincent Malle | Producer |
| Production | Ennio Nobili | Co-Producer |
| Production | Wolfdieter von Stein | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Fiorenzo Carpi | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alain Folgoas | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Huguette LaLaurette | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandre Marcus | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Joël Beldent | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Michèle Boëhm | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Daniel Couteau | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Harald Maury | Sound |
| Sound | Claude Villand | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Writer |