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The Man Who Understood Women

  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
264
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Henry Fonda and Leslie Caron in The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
Comedy

A producer is obsessed with turning his wife into a sexy star, ignoring her needs and prompting her to return to France where she becomes attracted to an attentive pilot, and an ensuing a re... Read allA producer is obsessed with turning his wife into a sexy star, ignoring her needs and prompting her to return to France where she becomes attracted to an attentive pilot, and an ensuing a revenge plot by her jealous husband goes astray.A producer is obsessed with turning his wife into a sexy star, ignoring her needs and prompting her to return to France where she becomes attracted to an attentive pilot, and an ensuing a revenge plot by her jealous husband goes astray.

  • Director
    • Nunnally Johnson
  • Writers
    • Romain Gary
    • Nunnally Johnson
  • Stars
    • Leslie Caron
    • Henry Fonda
    • Cesare Danova
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    264
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nunnally Johnson
    • Writers
      • Romain Gary
      • Nunnally Johnson
    • Stars
      • Leslie Caron
      • Henry Fonda
      • Cesare Danova
    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast35

    Leslie Caron
    Leslie Caron
    • Ann Garantier
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Willie Bauche
    Cesare Danova
    Cesare Danova
    • Major Marco Ranieri
    Myron McCormick
    Myron McCormick
    • Preacher
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Le Marne
    Conrad Nagel
    Conrad Nagel
    • G.K. Brody
    Edwin Jerome
    Edwin Jerome
    • The Baron
    Bern Hoffman
    • Soprano
    Harry Ellerbe
    Harry Ellerbe
    • Norman Kress
    Frank Cady
    Frank Cady
    • John Milstead
    Ben Astar
    Ben Astar
    • French Doctor
    Jacqueline Beer
    Jacqueline Beer
    • French Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Lilyan Chauvin
    Lilyan Chauvin
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Waiter at Costume Party
    • (uncredited)
    Edith Clair
    • Script Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Ann Codee
    Ann Codee
    • French Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Booth Colman
    Booth Colman
    • Max
    • (uncredited)
    George Davis
    George Davis
    • Robert - Cafe Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nunnally Johnson
    • Writers
      • Romain Gary
      • Nunnally Johnson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews14

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The skimpy outfit Leslie Caron wears in the audition scene is the same one Marilyn Monroe wore in Bus Stop (1956).
    • Quotes
      • Willie Bauche: [Willie's dressed in an Arab costume] Micky's okay. That gangster stuff is all in the past. He's strictly legit now. Nothing but slot machines.
      • Preacher: Would Romeo have put a tail on Juliet?
      • Willie Bauche: No, and that's probably why he's not with us today. Romeo happens to be the most overrated practitioner in the history of romance. Who else but a medieval Mortimer Snerd could have managed to get his whole wedding party knocked off?
      • Preacher: Women don't like being tailed, Sire, especially women who are wives.
      • Willie Bauche: Did you smell that Mimosa last night?
      • Preacher: I was transported by its fragrance.
      • Willie Bauche: That's what I mean. All that Mimosa, moonlight, music. There must be a thousand violins in this hotel alone. A woman's got to be protected against herself. Or, to put it bluntly, against over-stimulation.
      • Preacher: I'm still perturbed, Sire.
      • Willie Bauche: Your trouble, of course, is you know nothing about women. You realise why you're not married don't you?
      • Preacher: Just luck, I imagine.
      • Willie Bauche: Women can see through you.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown next to several rolls of film strips, theoretically showing scenes from the film.
    • Connections
      Referenced in World by Night (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      A Paris Valentine
      Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
      Music by Robert Emmett Dolan

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 23, 1959 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Über den Gassen von Nizza
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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