A Golden Widow (French: Une veuve en or) is a 1969 comedy film directed by Michel Audiard and starring Michèle Mercier, Claude Rich and Roger Carel. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne and Raymond Gabutti.
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Synopsis
A woman discovers that she has inherited a huge fortune from a relation, but the unusual terms of inheritance state that she must be a widow, otherwise the money will go elsewhere. She seeks to get a gangster to murder her sculptor husband who in turn goes to other gangsters to seek protection.
Cast
Michèle Mercier as Delphine Berger
Claude Rich as Antoine Berger
Roger Carel as Aristophane Percankas - un riche armateur grec
Jean Carmet as Un membre du Yiddish International Power
Daniel Ceccaldi as Le conservateur du musée
Jean-Pierre Darras as Rapha - le chef du syndicat du crime
Mario David as Monsieur Sigmund - un admirateur zurichois
Folco Lulli as Le Sicilien - un tueur
André Pousse as Pierre Déricourt de Savignac dit Pierrot le Farceur
Sim as Il Vecchio - un tueur sur le retour
Jacques Dufilho as Joseph - un détective
Max Amyl as Le Pierrot
Jean Martin as Un lieutenant