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Viva Maria!
“The world will never forget the two heroines who charged into battle undaunted, unafraid, and… undressed!”
6.1 / 10• 1965• 2h 0m•NR• French
AdventureComedyRomanceWestern
Storyline
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
Cast & Crew
Brigitte Bardot
Maria I
Lead
Jeanne Moreau
Maria II
Paulette Dubost
Mrs. Diogène
Claudio Brook
The Great Rodolfo
Carlos López Moctezuma
Rodríguez
Poldo Bendandi
Werther
George Hamilton
Flores
Gregor von Rezzori
Diogène
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Louis Malle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Viva Maria! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
