"The Women of the "Joy House" Allowed Him Every Freedom...Except the Freedom to Leave!"

1964

1h 37m

6.4(93 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

A small-time con man on the run from the gangster-husband of his girlfriend hides out in a strange, brooding mansion run by two mysterious women, where he finds himself trapped in deception between the two women.

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Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Alain Delon

Marc

Acting

Jane Fonda

Melinda

Acting

Lola Albright

Barbara

Acting

Sorrell Booke

Harry

Acting

Carl Studer

Loftus

Acting

André Oumansky

Vincent

Acting

George Gaynes

Unknown Role

Acting

Annette Poivre

Employee

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Berett Arcaya

Diana

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Marc Mazza

The Corsican

Acting

Jacques Bézard

Napoleon

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Jean-Pierre Honoré

Schneider

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Georges Douking

Clochard

Acting

Del Negro

Mick

Acting

Arthur Howard

Father Nielson

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