The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

1975 · 95 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

Based on the idea by Roland Topor (screenwriter of Roman Polanski's The Tenant), this very curious completely silent melodrama tells the story of Mona, who has left her father, the railway gatekeeper, after being raped on the train track. She is kidnapped and taken to a Parisian whorehouse. However, a disinherited prince, Dudu who tries to rescue her, is himself kidnapped and forced to serve as a male prostitute. The two captives meet there and fall in love. They are taken away by different rich people - he to an Arab "harem," she to a surgeon's home.

Directed by Jérôme Savary · Written by Jérôme Savary

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Mona Heftre Mona
Michel Dussarat Dudu
Annick Berger Madame Julien
Jean-Paul Farré Le maire
Valérie Kling Gertrude, la femme du maire
Jean-Paul Muel Sheik Abdullah
Roland Topor Le pochard
Jérôme Savary Le garde-barrière
Carlos Pavlidis Le général nain

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