''Vice and Virtue'' (french: Le Vice et la Vertu) is a 1963 war drama film directed by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, su ...

and inspired by some of

Marquis de Sade Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814), was a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer famous for his literary depictions of a libertine sexuality as well as numerous accusat ...

's characters. It stars Annie Girardot as Juliette (Vice), Robert Hossein as the sadistic German officer and Catherine Deneuve, in her first notable film role, as Justine (Virtue).

Plot

A war film where Catherine Deneuve holds her first notable role in the cinema (Justine, virtue). Annie Girardot plays Juliette (vice) and Robert Hossein plays the sadistic German officer.

Cast

* Annie Girardot as Juliette Morand * Robert Hossein as SS Colonel Schörndorf * Catherine Deneuve as Justine Morand *

O.E. Hasse Otto Eduard Hasse (11 July 1903 – 12 September 1978) was a German film actor and director. Biography Hasse was born to Wilhelm Gustav Eduard Hasse, a blacksmith, and Valeria Hasse in the village of Obersitzko, Province of Posen, Germa ...

as General von Bamberg *

Philippe Lemaire Philippe Lemaire (14 March 1927 – 15 March 2004) was a French actor. He appeared in more than ninety films between 1946 and 2004. Lemaire was married three times; Nicole Pinton (1949–1951) (divorced); Juliette Gréco from 1953 to 1956, had ...

as Hans Streicher * Luciana Paluzzi as Helena *

Valeria Ciangottini Valeria Ciangottini (born 6 August 1945) is an Italian film-, television-, and stage-actress. Life and career Born in Rome, at fourteen years old Ciangottini was chosen by Federico Fellini, after he noticed her at the exit of the school, for th ...

as Manuela * Astrid Heeren as Danielle * Serge Marquand as Ivan *

Georges Poujouly Georges Poujouly (20 January 1940 in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine – 28 October 2000 in Villejuif, Val-de-Marne) was a French actor who gained international acclaim as a child for his performance in the award-winning film ''Forbidden Games''. I ...

as Lieutenant Hoech * Monique Messine as Anne *

Jean-Daniel Simon Jean-Daniel Simon (30 November 1942 – 3 February 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed eight films between 1968 and 1985. In 1975 he was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Sele ...

as Ludwig

Reception

The film recorded admissions of 1,556,664 in France.Box office records of Roger Vadim films
at Box Office Story

References

External links

* * * 1963 films 1960s French films 1960s French-language films 1960s Italian films 1960s war drama films Films directed by Roger Vadim Films based on works by the Marquis de Sade French black-and-white films French war drama films French World War II films French-language Italian films Italian black-and-white films Italian war drama films Western Front of World War II films Women in prison films Films scored by Michel Magne {{1960s-France-film-stub