Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.
03-09-2012
1h 42m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Production:
19 Entertainment, Redwave Films, Protagonist Pictures, RAI
Revenue:
$8,303,261
Budget:
$9,000,000
Key Crew
Novel:
Guy de Maupassant
Stunt Coordinator:
Lee Sheward
Third Assistant Director:
Tom Brewster
Associate Producer:
Ildikó Kemény
First Assistant Director:
Josh Robertson
Locations and Languages
Country:
GB; US
Filming:
IT; GB
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Robert Pattinson
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