The Oldest Profession

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The Oldest Profession

1967

1h 59m

5.0(29 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.

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Cast & Crew

34 members

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Michèle Mercier

Brit (segment "L'ère préhistorique")

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Enrico Maria Salerno

Rak (segment "L'ère préhistorique")

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Gabriele Tinti

The Trader (segment "L'ère préhistorique")

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Elsa Martinelli

Domitilla (segment "Nuits romaines")

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Gastone Moschin

Flavius (segment "Nuits romaines")

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Giancarlo Cobelli

Menippus (segment "Nuits romaines")

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Jeanne Moreau

Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

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Catherine Samie

Toinette (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

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Jean-Claude Brialy

Philibert (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

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Jean Richard

Joseph, Mimi's Previous Client (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

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Raquel Welch

Nini (segment "La belle époque")

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Martin Held

Édouard (segment "La belle époque")

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Siegfried Schürenberg

Another Banker (segment "La belle époque")

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Tilly Lauenstein

Another Prostitute (segment "La belle époque")

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Nadia Gray

Nadia (segment "Aujourd'hui")

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France Anglade

Catherine (segment "Aujourd'hui")

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Jacques Duby

The Gendarme (segment "Aujourd'hui")

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Marcel Dalio

Vladimir Leskov (segment "Aujourd'hui")

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Francis Blanche

The Doctor (segment "Aujourd'hui")

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Marilù Tolo

Marlène (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")

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Anna Karina

Natasha (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")

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Jacques Charrier

John Demetrius (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")

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Luigi Leoni

A Slave (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited)

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Gianni Solaro

A Guest (segment "Nuits romaines") (uncredited)

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Gérard Lartigau

Antoine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)

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Jacques Monod

A Man in the Street (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)

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Albert Rémy

Frenchman with 2 Sous (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)

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Pierre Tornade

The Mover (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") (uncredited)

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Gabriel Gobin

A Shocked Gentleman (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)

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Jacques Marin

Policeman (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)

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Laure Paillette

A Tenant (segment "Aujourd'hui") (uncredited)

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Daniel Bart

(segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") (uncredited)

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Jean-Patrick Lebel

(segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000") (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Léaud

The Bellhop (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)

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