Vice and Virtue

Vice and Virtue (French: Le Vice et la Vertu) is a 1963 war drama film directed by Roger Vadim and inspired by some of Marquis de Sade's characters. It stars Annie Girardot as Juliette (Vice), Robert Hossein as the sadistic German officer and Catherine Deneuve, in her first notable film role, as Justine (Virtue).

Vice and Virtue
Theatrical release poster
French	Le Vice et la Vertu
Directed by	Roger Vadim
Screenplay by	Roger Vailland Roger Vadim
Starring	Annie Girardot Robert Hossein Catherine Deneuve O.E. Hasse Valeria Ciangottini Philippe Lemaire Luciana Paluzzi
Cinematography	Marcel Grignon
Edited by	Victoria Mercanton
Music by	Michel Magne
Production companies	S.N.E. Gaumont Trainon Films Ultra Film Sicilia Cinematografica
Distributed by	Gaumont
Release dates	1 March 1963 (1963-03-01) (France) 26 March 1963 (1963-03-26) (Italy)
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French
Box office	$9.3 million[1]

Plot

A war film where Catherine Deneuve holds her first notable role in the cinema (Justine, virtue). Annie Girardot plays Juliette (vice) and Robert Hossein plays the sadistic German officer.

Cast

• Annie Girardot as Juliette Morand
• Robert Hossein as SS Colonel Schörndorf
• Catherine Deneuve as Justine Morand
• O.E. Hasse as General von Bamberg
• Philippe Lemaire as Hans Streicher
• Luciana Paluzzi as Helena
• Valeria Ciangottini as Manuela
• Astrid Heeren as Danielle
• Serge Marquand as Ivan
• Georges Poujouly as Lieutenant Hoech
• Monique Messine as Anne
• Jean-Daniel Simon as Ludwig

Reception

The film recorded admissions of 1,556,664 in France.^[2]