The Madwoman of Chaillot
“With the world getting ready to blow itself up, look who's minding the store.”
1969 · 2 h 12 min
Bryan ForbesCast
Katharine Hepburn 
Charles Boyer 
Claude Dauphin 
Edith Evans 
John Gavin 
Paul Henreid
Credits
Written by: Jean Giraudoux
Plot
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimism and plan to save the city from greedy businessmen drives a comedy fable.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bryan Forbes's adaptation of Giraudoux's play, with Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer and Paul Henreid, is lavish and uneven, with a great cast.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (1,304 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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