| Corinne Clery | ... | O | |
| Udo Kier | ... | Rene | |
| Anthony Steel | ... | Sir Stephen | |
| Jean Gaven | ... | Pierre | |
| Christiane Minazzoli | ... | Anne-Marie | |
| Martine Kelly | ... | Therese | |
| Jean-Pierre Andréani | ... | Eric, master II | |
| Gabriel Cattand | ... | The commander | |
| Li Sellgren | ... | Jacqueline (a model) | |
| Albane Navizet | ... | Andree | |
| Nadine Perles | ... | Jeanne | |
| Laure Moutoussamy | ... | Norah, the maid | |
| Henri Piégay | ... | Master I | |
| Alain Noury | ... | Ivan | |
| Florence Cayrol | ... | Yvonne (as Jehanne Blaise) | |
| Eva Carson | ... | Monique | |
| Sylvie Olivier | ... | Claire | |
| Bernard Jeantet | ... | Florent | |
| Jean-François Mathieu | ... | Regis | |
| Stéphane Macha | ... | Georges | |
| Vladimir Brajovic | ... | Master III | |
| Judith Novak | ... | Madeline | |
| Gabriel Briand | ... | Master lV | |
| Alain Jarry | |||
| Caroline Baudry | |||
| Puce | |||
| Vibeke Knudsen | ... | Model in photo-studio | |
| Roger Trapp | |||
| Pin Pin | |||
| Michèle Montel | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert Schootemeyer | ... | Master V (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Just Jaeckin | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Dominique Aury | novel (as Pauline Réage) | |
| Sébastien Japrisot | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Claude Giroux | .... | associate producer | |
| Gérard Lorin | .... | producer | |
| Éric Rochat | .... | executive producer | |
| Éric Rochat | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Pierre Bachelet | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Fraisse | |||
| Yves Rodallec | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Francine Pierre | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jean-Baptiste Poirot | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Olivier Paultre | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Tan Giudicelli | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Patrick Ales | .... | hair stylist | |
| Aïda Carange | .... | makeup artist | |
| Florence Fouquier D'Herouel | .... | makeup artist (as Florence Fouquier) | |
| Eric Wackers | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Roger Fleytoux | .... | production manager | |
| Sylvain Hecht | .... | unit manager | |
| François Menny | .... | unit manager | |
| Patrick Poubel | .... | unit manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| Catherine Dubeau | .... | sound editor | |
| J.C. Duval | .... | sound | |
| Jean-Pierre Lelong | .... | sound effects | |
| Élisabeth Parnière | .... | sound editor | |
| Gina Pignier | .... | sound editor | |
| Claude Plouganou | .... | sound editor | |
| Alex Pront | .... | sound | |
| Laurent Quaglio | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Georges Pierre | .... | still photographer | |
| Yves Rodallec | .... | camera operator | |
Music Department | |||
| Matt Camison | .... | music arranger | |
| Matt Camison | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Colette Crochot | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jean-Philippe Dupont | .... | location manager | |
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Just Jaeckin's film version of the celebrated novel by Pauline Reage manages to completely miss the point of her work (by changing the ending, specifically), but taken purely as a movie has a certain amount of interest.
Corrine Clery plays 'O', a photographer who is taken by her boyfriend Rene (Udo Kier) to a sado-masochistic den where she willingly submits to physical and sexual abuse. 'O's motivation was much more obvious within the novel, but here it is secondary to the titallating spectacle of soft porn. Clery is not really the ideal 'O', either, her looks being too idealistic and her acting just too bad.
After a spell in the academy which serves to turn her into a total submissive she is practically sold on to Sir Stephen (50s pin-up Anthony Steel, of all people!) who is even more depraved and dominating than anyone else she has met. Perhaps the strongest sections of the film concern 'O's relationship with Sir S, but I wasn't convinced by the changed ending (powerful though it was from a movie standpoint). The cinematography is also attractive, particularly in its use of colour, and the French language version adds a certain mystique to the story.