Overview

Claude Brasseur stars in this cinemadaptation of the Moliere play Georges Dandin, ou le mari confondu. Written in 1668, the play has been somewhat dwarfed by such like-vintage Moliere classics as The Imaginary Invalid. Still, it was popular enough in its time to inspire imitation, most notably Betterton's Don Juan and The Amorous Widow. The plot, involving a wealthy man's avoidance of marriage until he is trapped by a crafty widow, is but a peg upon which to hang any number of comic complications and character vignettes. Brasseur's leading lady is the toothsome Zabou.

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Cast

Claude Brasseur

Georges Dandin

Zabou Breitman

Angélique

Daniel Gélin

Monsieur de Sotenville

Nelly Borgeaud

Madame de Sotenville

Jean-Claude Adelin

Clitandre

Evelyne Buyle

Claudine

Marie Pillet

une sorcière

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

la tragédienne