Countess Aurelia lives in the Chaillot district of Paris where she and her three friends, Constance, Gabrielle, and Josephine, indulge in their fantasies of life in the past. In a cafe near the countess' home, an international conspiracy is being formed by a group of financiers, military men, and a religious opportunist to drill for oil beneath the streets of Paris. Roderick, a pacifist student and the nephew of one of the conspirators, learns of their plans and tells Countess Aurelia, who at times confuses Roderick with her former lover. The countess and her friends take a dim view of this lust for money, and they formulate a plan to defeat the conspiracy. She approaches each of the conspirators and tells them that oil is beginning to seep into her cellar. A mock trial is conducted among the countess' friends; the defendants are convicted of excessive greed and condemned to death. When the conspirators arrive to inspect the oil seepage, Countess Aurelia locks them in the cellar and advises Roderick and his girl friend to take advantage of their love before it is too late.

Director:
Bryan Forbes	Director
John Huston	Dir (see note)
Louis Pitzelé	Assistant Director
Alain Bonnot	Assistant Director
Cast:
Katharine Hepburn	as Countess Aurelia
Charles Boyer	as The Broker
Claude Dauphin	as Dr. Jadin
Edith Evans	as Josephine
John Gavin	as The Reverend
Paul Henreid	as The General
Oscar Homolka	as The Commissar
Margaret Leighton	as Constance
Giulietta Masina	as Gabrielle
Nanette Newman	as Irma
Richard Chamberlain	as Roderick
Yul Brynner	as The Chairman
Donald Pleasence	as The prospector
Danny Kaye	as The Ragpicker
Fernand Gravey	as Police sergeant
Gordon Heath	as Folksinger
Gerald Sim	as Julius
Manuella Von Oppen	as Newsgirl
Gilles Segal	as Deaf mute
Gaston Palmer	as Juggler
Cinematography:
Claude Renoir	Director of Photography
Burnett Guffey	Director of Photography
Writer:
Edward Anhalt	Screenwriter
Maurice Valency	Adaptation
Producer:
Ely Landau	Producer
Henry T. Weinstein	Executive Producer
Anthony B. Unger	Associate Producer
Editing:
Roger Dwyre	Film Editor
Music:
Michael J. Lewis	Mus comp & cond
Wally Stott	Orchestration
Gil King	Composer
Michael J. Lewis	Composer
Art Director:
Ray Simm	Production Design
Georges Petitot	Art Director
Make-Up:
Monique Archambault	Makeup
Alex Archambault	Hairstyles
Costume-Wardrobe:
Rosine Delamare	Costumes
Art Department:
Dario Simone	Set Decoration
Sound:
Janet Davidson	Sound Editing
Bill Daniels	Sound Recording
Gordon McCallum	Sd re-rec
Film Production - Main:
Henri Jaquillard	Production Manager
Robert Ellis	Titles

Location scenes filmed in Paris and Nice. Opened in London in October 1969; running time: 145 min. Huston, the original director, was replaced by Forbes early in the filming.

Released in England October 1969

Released in United States Fall October 12, 1969

Released in United States May 6, 1992

Released in United States October 12, 1969

Released in United States on Video May 6, 1992

Director John Huston was replaced by Bryan Forbes early in the filming.

Panavision

c Technicolor

rtg MPAA G

Released in United States May 6, 1992

Released in United States on Video May 6, 1992

Released in United States Fall October 12, 1969

Released in United States October 12, 1969

"The Lonely Ones," music and lyrics by Gil King and Michael J. Lewis.

Based on the play La folle de Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux (Paris, 22 Dec 1945).