A Ravishing Idiot

A Ravishing Idiot

110 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 12, 1964

A Russian spy is sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted agent of Soviet intelligence needs all the help he can get from his "talented" partner Penelope Lightfeather as they scatter around the French countryside for secret rendez-vous' while trying to avoid being caught by counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.

A Ravishing Idiot

110 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 12, 1964

A Ravishing Idiot
A Russian spy is sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted agent of Soviet intelligence needs all the help he can get from his "talented" partner Penelope Lightfeather as they scatter around the French countryside for secret rendez-vous' while trying to avoid being caught by counter intelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Flora Film, Les Productions Belles Rives
Original title Une ravissante idiote
Directors Hélène Sébillotte, Édouard Molinaro
Writers Charles Exbrayat, Georges Tabet, François Billetdoux, André Tabet

Cast

Brigitte Bardot

as Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather

Anthony Perkins

as Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueiovitch Maukouline

Grégoire Aslan

as Bagda

Jean-Marc Tennberg

as Inspector Cartwright

Hans Verner

as Donald Farrington

André Luguet

as Sir Reginald Dumfrey

Denise Provence

as Lady Barbara Dumfrey

Jacques Monod

as Surgeon - the chauffeur

Charles Millot

as Fedor Alexandrovitch Balaniev

Paul Demange

as Bank director

Jacques Hilling

as Le Lord-Admiral

Frederica Layne

as Maud Smith (as Fredrika Layne)

Annick Allières

as Eléonore - la serveuse du Lion's

Dominique Page

as Rosemary

Robert Murzeau

as Clément

Jacques Dynam

as Le sergent de police