Viva Maria! (1965)
The world will never forget the two heroines who charged into battle undaunted, unafraid, and… undressed!
119 min
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.
- Release date
- November 22, 1965
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
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Cast
- Brigitte Bardot as Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley aka Maria I
- Jeanne Moreau as Maria Fitzgerald O'Malley aka Maria II
- Paulette Dubost as Mme Diogène
- Claudio Brook as The Great Rodolfo
- Carlos López Moctezuma as Rodríguez
- Poldo Bendandi as Werther
- George Hamilton as Flores
- Gregor von Rezzori as Diogène
- Francisco Reiguera as Father Superior
- Adriana Roel as Janine
- José Baviera as Don Alvaro
- José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla' as The Dictator of San Miguel
- Fernando Wagner as Father of Maria I
- Ramón Bugarini as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Carlos Riquelme as Town Major (In Railroad Station) (uncredited)
- Jonathan Eden as Juanito Diogène
Crew
- Louis Malle · Director
- Louis Malle · Writer
- Jean-Claude Carrière · Writer
- Óscar Dancigers · Producer
- Georges Delerue · Composer
- Henri Decaë · Cinematographer
- Suzanne Baron · Editor
- Kenout Peltier · Editor
- Bernard Evein · Production designer