Olivia, an English teenager, arrives at a finishing school in France. The majority of the pupils in the school are divided into two camps: those that are devoted to the headmistress, Mlle... See more »

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Mlle. Julie
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Mlle. Cara
Marie-Claire Olivia ...
Olivia Dealey (as Claire Olivia)
Yvonne de Bray ...
Victoire
Suzanne Dehelly ...
Mlle. Dubois
Marina de Berg ...
Mimi
Lesly Meynard ...
Frau Riesener
Rina Rhéty ...
Signorina (as Rita Roanda)
Tania Soucault ...
Georgie
Elly Claus ...
Laura (as Elly Overzier)
Nadine Olivier ...
Cécile
Sophie Mallet
Michèle Monty
Ludmilla Hols ...
(as Ludmilia Hols)
Marcelle Arditi ...
(as Marcelle Arditti)
Martine Bridou ...
(as Martine Bridoux)
Patricia Solair
Lisette Lebon ...
(as Lisette Le Bon)
Jacqueline Siber ...
(as Jacqueline Sibere)
Violette Verdy
Suzy Dumas
Catherine Alba ...
(as Catherine Albat)
Jocelyne Jany ...
(as Joselyne Saturnin)
Eliane Salmon
Evelyne Salmon
Gabriel Sardet
Paul Mesnier
Gilles Ange ...
(as Ange Gilles)
Christine Tsingos
Renée Coriou
Renée France
Chantal Schoenlaub
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(uncredited)
Jacqueline Delannoy ...
(uncredited)
Danièle Delorme ...
Une ancienne élève (uncredited)
Fernand Fabre ...
(uncredited)
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Un amoureux sur un banc public (uncredited)
Roseline Prince ...
(uncredited)

Directed by

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Jacqueline Audry

Written by

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Colette Audry ... (adaptation)
 
Dorothy Bussy ... (novel) (as Olivia)
 
Pierre Laroche ... (dialogue)

Produced by

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Jacqueline Audry ... producer
Jean Paris ... producer

Music by

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Pierre Sancan

Cinematography by

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Christian Matras

Film Editing by

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Marguerite Beaugé

Editorial Department

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Geneviève Falaschi ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Jean d'Eaubonne

Costume Design by

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Marcelle Desvignes
Mireille Leydet

Makeup Department

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Carmen Brel ... makeup artist
Simone Knapp ... hair stylist
Jean Lalaurette ... hair stylist
Maguy Vernadet ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Roger Rogelys ... unit production manager
Jean Velter ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Claude Fayard ... assistant director
Claude Pinoteau ... assistant director

Art Department

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Jean Chaplain ... assistant set dresser
Jacques Gut ... assistant production designer
Alfred Marpaux ... assistant production designer
René Turbeaux ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Joseph de Bretagne ... sound (as Jo de Bretagne)

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Ernest Bourreaud ... assistant camera
Alain Douarinou ... camera operator
Roger Forster ... still photographer
Paul Launay ... assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Louis Bourdeu ... furrier
René Decrais ... key costumer
Marcelle Desvignes ... costume maker
Jeanne Lafaurie ... costume maker

Other crew

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Luc Beranger ... production administrator
Jacqueline Loir ... script supervisor
Marguerite Théoule ... production secretary

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Olivia, an English teenager, arrives at a finishing school in France. The majority of the pupils in the school are divided into two camps: those that are devoted to the headmistress, Mlle Julie and those who follow Mlle Cara, an emotionally manipulative invalid who is obsessed with Mlle Julie.

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Taglines Sensitive! Unusual and Frank! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Pit of Loneliness (United States)
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  • 95 min
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Quotes Mlle. Julie: Everything will be alright, Olivia. Our God is not as exacting as that of Miss Stock.
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