Gwendoline
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Gwendoline

Adventure without shame! A lost, lost civilization where no man has ever been...And for good reason!

4.9 / 10 1984 1h 28mR French
AdventureFantasyThriller

Storyline

A beautiful woman hires an intrepid adventurer to help find her father, who has disappeared in the jungle while searching for a rare and priceless butterfly. Along the way they run into cannibals, a race of Amazon warriors and all the usual attractions one would expect to find in a lost jungle.

Cast & Crew

Tawny Kitaen

Tawny Kitaen

Gwendoline

Lead
Brent Huff

Brent Huff

Willard

Zabou Breitman

Zabou Breitman

Beth

Bernadette Lafont

Bernadette Lafont

The Queen

Jean Rougerie

Jean Rougerie

D'Arcy

Roland Amstutz

Roland Amstutz

Policeman Mr. Cattochet

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Shirko

Takashi Kawahara

Takashi Kawahara

Mao

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Just Jaeckin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Gwendoline is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker