The Soft Skin
“The Eternal Triangle At Its Most Eternal.”
Synopsis
Pierre Lachenay is a publisher and lecturer who is married to Franca and the father of Sabine. He begins a romantic relationship with air hostess Nicole, an affair he attempts to keep hidden, though he finds himself unable to resist her.
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Principal cast & crew: 28
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Edited by Claudine BoucheShot by Raoul CoutardScored by Georges Delerue
Box Office
1964 · Box office
Grossed $62K worldwide
Worldwide gross
$62K
Also known as
- Die süße Hautde
- The Soft Skinen
- La piel suavees
- La calda amanteit
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Cast & Crew
28 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jean Desailly
as Pierre Lachenay
Francoise Dorleac
as Nicole
Nelly Benedetti
as Franca Lachenay
Daniel Ceccaldi
as Clément
Laurence Badie
as Ingrid
Philippe Dumat
as Directeur cinéma Reims
Paule Emanuele
as Odile
Maurice Garrel
as Bontemps
Sabine Haudepin
as Sabine Lachenay
Dominique Lacarriere
as La secrétaire Dominique
Jean Lanier
as Michel
Pierre Risch
as Chanoine
Supporting cast
12Maurice Magalon
Carnero
as Lisbon Organizer (uncredited)
Georges De Givray
as Le Père de Nicole (uncredited)
Catherine Isabelle Duport
as Jeune Fille Reims (uncredited)
Maximilienne Harlaut
as Mme. Leloix (uncredited)
Charles Lavialle
as Veilleur Hôtel Michelet (uncredited)
Gerard Poirot
as Franck (Co-pilot) (uncredited)
Olivia Poli
as Mme. Bontemps (uncredited)
Therese Renouard
as Caissière (uncredited)
Jean Louis Richard
as Man in Street (uncredited)
Francois Truffaut
as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
Brigitte Zhendre Laforest
as Livreuse Linge (uncredited)
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