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The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
10.0 / 10• 1975• 1h 35m•NR• French
Comedy
Storyline
Based on the idea by Roland Topor (screenwriter of Roman Polanski's The Tenant), this very curious completely silent melodrama tells the story of Mona, who has left her father, the railway gatekeeper, after being raped on the train track. She is kidnapped and taken to a Parisian whorehouse. However, a disinherited prince, Dudu who tries to rescue her, is himself kidnapped and forced to serve as a male prostitute. The two captives meet there and fall in love. They are taken away by different rich people - he to an Arab "harem," she to a surgeon's home.
Cast & Crew
Mona Heftre
Mona
Lead
Michel Dussarat
Dudu
Annick Berger
Madame Julien
Jean-Paul Farré
Le maire
Valérie Kling
Gertrude, la femme du maire
Jean-Paul Muel
Sheik Abdullah
RT
Roland Topor
Le pochard
Jérôme Savary
Le garde-barrière
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jérôme Savary's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
