Daughters of Destiny
For the 1906 adventure novel, see Daughters of Destiny (novel). For the 1928 horror film, see A Daughter of Destiny.
| Daughters of Destiny | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by |
Marcello Pagliero (segment "Elisabeth") Jean Delannoy (segment "Jeanne") Christian-Jaque (segment "Lysistrata") |
| Produced by | Henry Deutschmeister |
| Written by |
André-Paul Antoine Horace McCoy |
| Story by |
Sergio Amidei (segment "Elisabeth") Aristophanes (segment "Lysistrata") |
| Starring |
Claudette Colbert Michèle Morgan Martine Carol |
| Music by | Roman Vlad |
| Cinematography |
Mario Craveri (segment "Elisabeth") Robert Lefebvre (segment "Jeanne") Raffaele Masciocchi Christian Matras (segment "Lysistrata") |
| Edited by |
Laure Casseau (segment "Elisabeth") James Cuenet (segment "Jeanne") Jacques Desagneaux (segment "Lysistrata") |
Production company |
Franco London Films Continental Produzione |
| Distributed by | Continental Produzione |
Release dates |
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Running time |
94 minutes (U.S.) 96 minutes (UK) |
| Country |
France Italy[1] |
| Language |
French English[1] |
Daughters of Destiny (UK title: Love, Soldiers and Women, French title: Destinées and Italian title: Destini di donne) is a 1954 Franco-Italian co-production motion picture comedy drama directed by Marcello Pagliero, Jean Delannoy and Christian-Jaque. The film stars Claudette Colbert (segment "Elisabeth"), Michèle Morgan (segment "Jeanne") and Martine Carol (segment "Lysistrata"). It tells three stories, which are unrelated, but each deal with a woman and war.
Plot
In this trilogy of stories, the episode "Elizabeth" is about an American war-widow who goes to Italy where her husband was in WW II. The episode "Jeanne" tells the life of Jeanne d'Arc. The episode "Lysistrata" is about Athenian wives, an adaptation of the Greek play.
Principal cast
- segment "Elisabeth"
- Claudette Colbert as Elizabeth Whitefield
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as Angela Ascari/Farmgirl
- Mirko Ellis as Anthony
- segment "Jeanne"
- Michèle Morgan as Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc
- Michel Piccoli as Pasquerel
- Dora Doll as Une fille
- Katherine Kath as La ribaude
- segment "Lysistrata"
- Martine Carol as Lysistrata
- Raf Vallone as Callias
- Paolo Stoppa as Nicephore
References
External links
- Daughters of Destiny at the TCM Movie Database
- Destinées at the Internet Movie Database
- Daughters of Destiny at AllMovie
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