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The Legend of Frenchie King
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Christian-Jaque
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| music = Francis Lai
| cinematography = Henri Persin
| editing = Nicole Gauduchon
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| gross = 2,234,479 admissions (France)[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-brigitte-bardot-c22691591/39&usg=ALkJrhgrneOAuyXrMAqGznTvJGpJckB1Rw Box office information for film] at Box Office Story
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| runtime = 94 minutes
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'The Legend of Frenchie King' or 'Petroleum Girls' is a 1971 French, Spanish, Italian and British international co-production western comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Claudia Cardinale and Brigitte Bardot.
Plot
In Bougival Junction, Texas in 1888 the Francophone town is led by Marie Sarrazin. A new family arrives, calling themselves the Millers, but in fact they are the daughters of the hanged outlaw Frenchie King. His eldest daughter Louise seeks to keep her father's name alive by donning men's clothing and continuing his criminal ways. Louise and Maria fight, but when they are jailed they team up to take revenge on the town's men.Crawley, 'Bb', p. 231
Cast
* Claudia Cardinale as Marie Sarrazin
* Brigitte Bardot as Louise a.k.a. Frenchie King
* Michael J. Pollard as the Marshal
* Patty Shepard as Petite Pluie
* Emma Cohen as Virginie
* Teresa Gimpera as Caroline
* Oscar Davis as Mathieu
* Georges Beller as Marc
* Patrick Prjan as Luc
* Rocardo Salvino as Jean
* Henri Czarniak as Doc Miller
* Valry Inkijnoff as Spitting Bull
* Micheline Presle as Aunt Amelie
* Denise Provence as Mlle. Letellier
* Leroy Hayns as Marquis
* Jos Luis Lpez Vzquez as a barber
* Manuel Zarzo as a roulette player
* Jacques Jouanneau as M. Letellier
* Raoul Delfoss as Le Cornac
* France Dougnac as ElisabethTony Crawley, 'Bb: The Films of Brigitte Bardot', London:LSP Books, 1975, p. 230
Release
The premiere of 'Les Ptroleuses' was on 17 December 1971 at the Balzac cinema in Paris.[https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/actresses-claudia-cardinale-and-brigitte-bardot-at-the-news-photo/502124915?uiloc=thumbnail_more_search_results_adp Petroleuses Premiere]. Actresses Claudia Cardinale (left) and Brigitte Bardot at the premiere of 'Les Petroleuses' (aka Petroleum Girls or The Legend of Frenchie King), at the Balzac cinema, Paris, 17 December 1971. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
Reception
Critical response
The film received generally negative reviews. Bardot's performance in particular was criticised by Jean Loup Passek, who noted how uncomfortable she seemed in the film's outdoors action setting.Crawley, 'Bb', p. 233 Writing in 'Variety' Gene Moskowitz dismissed the film as "predictable, naive and gauche" whilst Tom Milne called it "drearily unfunny".Crawley, 'Bb', p. 234See also
*List of Spaghetti Western films
*1971 in film
References
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