
Willie Bauche, a Hollywood producer, becomes so obsessed with turning his wife, Ann Garantier, into the sexiest star in Hollywood that he neglects her real needs. Feeling lonely and tired of Tinseltown, Ann returns to her native France and finds herself attracted to Marco Ranieri, a handsome and very attentive pilot. When Willie hears about the budding affair, he flies into a rage and hires assassins to kill his rival. Unfortunately for him, the killers are romantics and deci... (Full plot summary below)
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Willie Bauche, a Hollywood producer, becomes so obsessed with turning his wife, Ann Garantier, into the sexiest star in Hollywood that he neglects her real needs. Feeling lonely and tired of Tinseltown, Ann returns to her native France and finds herself attracted to Marco Ranieri, a handsome and very attentive pilot. When Willie hears about the budding affair, he flies into a rage and hires assassins to kill his rival. Unfortunately for him, the killers are romantics and decide that Ann and Marco are so in love that both must die so they can be together always. When Willie finds out, he rushes over to France to try and save his wife.
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| User ReviewMarilee AI Loved this Movie about Neglected Movie Star Wife(Leslie Caron), Unrequited Love to her Husband(Henry Fonda) who is obsessed with her career & neglects her. She finds Love in the Arms of another Frenchman (Cesare Danova) & runs away with him.,Willie(Fonda) goes into a Jealous Rage, Parties to the Extreme to divert his pain.Then hire's really Silly Assassins,he then changes his mind & tries to save his wife from the Assassins who decide the Love Birds should both be killed because they seem so in love.The older Assassin never speaks, it's very Ironic. I loved this Movie as its a Dramedy about Jealousy, & Finding out that you actually love the Spouse you're married to.Leslie Caron is a Favorite Actress of mine.This is a unique Love Story |