Emmanuelle (1974)

Director:

Just Jaeckin

Writers:

Emmanuelle Arsan (novel)
Jean-Louis Richard (writer)

Release Date:

3 December 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

X was never like this.

Plot:

Emmanuelle is a beautiful young model and lives in Bangkok together with her husband Jean, who's several years older...

Plot Keywords:

Emmanuelle | Trip | Extramarital Affair | Bangkok Thailand | Flashback Sequence

Cast

Alain Cuny	...	Mario
Sylvia Kristel	...	Emmanuelle
Marika Green	...	Bee
Daniel Sarky	...	Jean
Jeanne Colletin	...	Ariane
Christine Boisson	...	Marie-Ange
Samantha
Gabriel Briand		(as Gaby Brian)
Gregory

Also Known As:

Emmanuelle (USA)

Runtime:

105 min | Argentina:98 min | USA:89 min (R-rated version) | USA:95 min | South Korea:85 min | West Germany:93 min (cut version)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 (cinema release) (re-rating) (cut) | West Germany:(Banned) (original rating) (cinema release) | West Germany:Not Rated (video rating) | USA:Unrated (rating surrendered) | UK:18 (video re-rating) (2007) (uncut) | Portugal:M/18 | USA:X | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:16 (re-rating) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating) | Ireland:18 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 | Japan:R-18 | Netherlands:16 (re-rating) | Netherlands:18 (original rating) | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (cut) | USA:X (MPAA: 1974, 1984)

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Trinacra Films

Trivia:

French director François Truffaut was reportedly consulted over - and approved of - the choice of Sylvia Kristel for the title role.

Quotes:

Mario: Love between couples should be outlawed. Every act of love must include a third person.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Nobuyoshi Araki/The Music of X: The Soundtrack of Sex/Catherine Breillat (#5.2)" (2002)

Best X movie of all time

Yes Emmanuelle is an x rated movie, yes the story and plot development was razor thin, but compared to all other x rated movies it is a big winner, plus Emmanuelle is erotic as hell in parts. Take it for what it is a great x movie.