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The Legend of Frenchie King

1971 · 94 min

A frothy, flirtatious western romp that trades gunfights for banter and bawdy charm.

Tagline
A Bawdy, Brawling, Bouncing Western Comedy!
Overview
Outlaw sisters in the old West inherit a ranch and try to settle down and develop relationships with neighboring family of lots of brothers.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • revenge
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, western
Directed by
Christian-Jaque
Written by
Guy Casaril, Marie-Ange Aniès, Daniel Boulanger, Jean Nemours
Starring
Brigitte Bardot, Claudia Cardinale, Michael J. Pollard, Micheline Presle, Georges Beller, Henri Czarniak, Marie-Ange Aniès, Oscar Davis
Music
Francis Lai, Christian Gaubert
Cinematography
Henri Persin
Runtime
94 min
Country
France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Languages
French

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