The Madwoman of Chaillot

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

as Contessa Aurelia

Charles Boyer

as The Broker

Claude Dauphin

as Dr. Jadin

Edith Evans

as Josephine

John Gavin

as The Reverend

Paul Henreid

as The General

Oskar Homolka

as The Commissar

Yul Brynner

as The Chairman

Richard Chamberlain

as The Reverend

Donald Pleasence

as The Prospector

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