Viva Maria!

Viva Maria!

1.3. 14:15
ČT2
115 minutes
1965
Italy / France

Gorgeous IRA operative Maria flees the British authorities and finds herself in Mexico, where she meets a stunning woman also named Maria, a singer in a traveling circus. The new friends start a vaudeville act -- one that grows exponentially more popular after they incorporate striptease into their routine. When the singer Maria falls for a charismatic Mexican rebel, the girls leave the circus behind and recreate themselves as wild-eyed revolutionaries.

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Czech, audio commentary Czech
1965
Italy / France

Gorgeous IRA operative Maria flees the British authorities and finds herself in Mexico, where she meets a stunning woman also named Maria, a singer in a traveling circus. The new friends start a vaudeville act -- one that grows exponentially more popular after they incorporate striptease into their routine. When the singer Maria falls for a charismatic Mexican rebel, the girls leave the circus behind and recreate themselves as wild-eyed revolutionaries.

Creators

Georges Delerue, Louis Malle, Jean-Claude Carrière

Cast

Brigitte Bardot, George Hamilton, Jeanne Moreau, Claudio Brook, Paulette Dubost, Poldo Bendandi, Francisco Reiguera, José Baviera, José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla', Carlos López Moctezuma, Carlos Riquelme, Fernando Wagner, Ramón Bugarini, Adriana Roel, Gregor von Rezzori, Roberto Pedret