The Oldest Profession

This article is about the film. For the "oldest profession" itself, see Prostitution.
The Oldest Profession

Film poster
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara
Mauro Bolognini
Philippe de Broca
Jean-Luc Godard
Franco Indovina
Michael Pfleghar
Produced by Joseph Bercholz
Horst Wendlandt
Written by Jean Aurenche
Daniel Boulanger
Ennio Flaiano
Jean-Luc Godard
Klaus Munro
André Tabet
Georges Tabet
Edited by Nino Baragli
Agnès Guillemot
Production
company
Rialto Films (Germany)
Films Gibs (France)
Distributed by Jack Harris (US)
Release dates
  • 21 April 1967 (1967-04-21)


June 1968 (US)[1]

Running time
119 minutes
Country France
Germany
Language French

The Oldest Profession (French: Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde) is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages.[2]

Plot

Cast

Prehistoric Era (directed by Franco Indovina)[3]
Roman Nights (directed by Mauro Bolognini)[3]
Mademoiselle Mimi (directed by Phillipe de Broca)[3]
The Gay Nineties (directed by Michael Pfleghar)[3]
Paris Today (directed by Claude Autant-Lara)[3]
Anticipation (directed by Jean-Luc Godard)[3]

Production

Raquel Welch was the only American in the cast.[4]

Release

The rights to distribute the film in the US and English-speaking Canada were purchased by Jack Harris.[5] Harris later wrote in his memoirs he was attracted by the chance to work on "a brand new film, produced like a major Hollywood picture, featuring Raquel Welch and some of the hottest female stars in the world... It was a big disappointment as a theatrical entry. However through the years, between theatres, television and home video, it has never lost is popularity and has treated me very well."[6]

The Los Angeles Times thought the film was "ruined by some of the worst dubbing in recent memory".[7]

References

  1. U.S. Premiere of 'The Oldest Profession' Set Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 27 June 1968: e20.
  2. Canby, Vincent. "NY Times.com: The Oldest Profession". nytimes.com. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Canby, Vincent (1968-11-08). "Movie Review: The Oldest Profession". nytimes.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. 'Oldest Profession' Cast Set Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 21 Jan 1967: 18.
  5. PRESENTING THE FATHER OF 'THE BLOB' Edwards, Dennis. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 28 Dec 1980: o6.
  6. Jack H. Harris, Father of the Blob, 2015
  7. 'Oldest Profession' at the Music Hall Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 29 June 1968: b7.
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