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Barbarella (Original title)
Date: 1968 (Copyright)

Countries: Italy, France

Directed by: Roger Vadim

Production company billing: ©1968. Marianne Productions. a Dino De Laurentiis production a Franco-Italo co-production by Marianne Productions S.A. - Paris, Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica S.P.A., Rome
Synopsis: Adventures of an astronaut searching for a space explorer who has disappeared, in the year 40,000 AD.

Genres:
Action and Adventure, Science Fiction

Subjects:
Societies of the future, Astronauts
Credits (52)
©/Production Company: Marianne Productions S.A., Production Company: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica (Rome), Produced by: Dino De Laurentiis, [Production Manager]: Roberto Cocco, Production Supervisor: Guy Luongo, 2nd Unit Director: Alberto Cardone, Assistant Director (1st): Carlo Lastricati, Script Continuity: Suzanne Durrenberger, Screenplay by: Terry Southern, Roger Vadim, [Screenplay] In Collaboration with: Claude Brûlé, [Screenplay] In Collaboration with: Vittorio Bonicelli, [Screenplay] In Collaboration with: Clement Biddle Wood, [Screenplay] In Collaboration with: Brian Degas, [Screenplay] In Collaboration with: Tudor Gates, Jean Claude Forest, From the best seller "Barbarella" by: Jean Claude Forest, Director of Photography: Claude Renoir, 2nd Unit Cameraman: Vladimir Ivanov, [Stills]: Alfonso Avincola, Special Effects Supervisor: August Lohman, Special Animation Effects: Gérard Cogan, Thierry Vincens-Fargo, Editor: Victoria Mercanton, [Editor]: Peter Taylor, Production Designer: Mario Garbuglia, Artistic Consultant: Jean-Claude Forest, [Art Director]: Enrico Fea, Assistant Art Director: Umberto Campagna, [Set Decorator]: Giorgio Herman, Costumes by: Jacques Fonteray, Inspiration for B's costume in final seq: Paco Rabane, Costume House: Farani, Wardrobe Supervisor: Gloria Mussetta, [Hairstyles]: Amalia Paoletti, Wigs by: Maggi, Rocchetti, Titles by: Équipe Arcady, Optical Effects: Charles Staffell, Laboratory: Franay LTC, Lyrics and Music by: Bob Crewe, Charles Fox, Music Performed by: The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra, Songs Sung by: The Glitterhouse, [Bob Crewe Gen'n Orchestra] Conducted by: Charles Fox, [Music] Supervised by: Bob Crewe, Sound Engineer: David Hildyard, Sound System: Westrex Recording System, Compressed Air for Special Effects: Atlas Copco, Logo [Sound re-recording]: Reeves Sound Studios, Made in: De Laurentiis Studios (Rome)
Cast (26)
Jane Fonda (Barbarella), John Phillip Law (Pygar), Anita Pallenberg (the Black Queen), Milo O'Shea (Durand-Durand, the concierge), Marcel Marceau (Professor Ping), Claude Dauphin (President of Earth), Véronique Vendell (Captain Moon), Serge Marquand (Captain Sun), Nino Musco (the Generale), Umberto Di Grazia (Sogo citizen), Giancarlo Cobelli (the revolutionary), Franco Gulà (the suicide [scenes deleted from Elv]), Catherine Chevallier, Marie Thérèse Chevallier (twins Stomoxys & Glossina), David Hemmings (Dildano), Ugo Tognazzi (Mark Hand), Talitha Pol ([pipe-smoking girl]), Maria Theresa Orsini ([the suicide girl]), Sergio Ferrero ([the Black Queen's messenger]), Chantal Cachin ([the female revolutionary]), Romolo Valli ([older of two Sogo kidnappers]), Antonio Sabàto ([Jean-Paul]), Fabio Testi ([tall man]), Giuseppe Castellano ([red-haired and bearded man]), Barbara Winner, Carla Rousso ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (24)
In: Empire n225 March 2008  Pages: 91-97
Title: 40 films that guarantee you sexAuthor: FREER, Ian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Listing and brief critique of forty films that could be considered sexy or erotic. Plus a brief listing of five films that are a "turn-off".

In: Empire n192 June 2005  Page: 183
Title: Audio: Classic Score: BarbarellaAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Cinema Retro v1 n3 Autumn 2005  Pages: 54-55
Title: Soundtrack reviewsAuthor: ALLISON, Darren Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Review vSpec. n53 Alien v Predator  Pages: 48-63
Title: Top 10 sci-fi babesAuthor: FOX, Tom Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The "top 10 sci-fi babes" featuring: Sigourney Weaver, Thandie Newton, Natasha Henstridge, Joanna Cassidy, Brigitte Helm, Carrie-Anne Moss, Carrie Fisher, Kristanna Loken, Milla Jovovich, Jane Fonda.

In: StarBurst n307 February 2004  Pages: 18-30
Title: Top 50 sci-fi movies, books and tv series ever!Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Rundown of top science fiction films, tv programmes and books. Brief descriptions of each.

In: StarBurst n309 April 2004  Pages: 24-28
Title: Top 10 RetroCoolArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief descriptions of the coolest sci-fi films and tv programmes of the past.

In: Music from the Movies n34 Jul/Aug 2002  Page: 59
Title: Film music reviewAuthor: HEWITT, Alastair Article type: Soundtrack ReviewLanguage: English

In: StarBurst n268 December 2000  Page: 86
Title: Reviews: DVD fileArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Review vSpec nNo.25 Sci-Fi 1998  Pages: 14-15
Title: BarbarellaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Forms part of a special issue number on science fiction with 25 films chosen as the best of the genre.

In: The Perfect Vision v6 n23 October 1994  Page: 137, 140
Title: Capsule comments on laserdiscAuthor: STEPHENS, Bob Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Laserdisc review.

In: Films and Filming n425 March 1990  Page: 66
Title: [Films and Filming - n425 March 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Film Index n33 1976  Page: 292
Title: [Film Index - n33 1976: no known title]Language: English

In: Image et Son n222 December 1968  Page: 101
Title: [Image et Son - n222 December 1968: no known title]Language: French

In: Le Film Francais n1264 1 Nov 1968  Page: 8
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n1264 1 Nov 1968: no known title]Language: French

In: Motion Picture Herald v238 n43 23 Oct 1968  Page: 45
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v238 n43 23 Oct 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Unifrance Film - La Production Cinématographique Française n61 1968
Title: [Unifrance Film - La Production Cinématographique Française - n61 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: The Daily Cinema n9588 18 Oct 1968  Page: 13
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9588 18 Oct 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Sight and Sound v38 n1 Winter 1968/69  Page: Winter 46
Title: [Sight and Sound - v38 n1 Winter 1968/69: no known title]Language: English

In: Kine Weekly n3183 12 Oct 1968  Page: 11
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3183 12 Oct 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 9 Oct 1968  Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 9 Oct 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v202 n49 7 Oct 1968  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v202 n49 7 Oct 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v35 n418 November 1968  Page: 167
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v35 n418 November 1968: no known title]Language: English

In: Art et Essai n49 30 Oct 1968  Page: 7
Title: [Art et Essai - n49 30 Oct 1968: no known title]Language: French

In: Films and Filming v15 n3 December 1968  Page: 38
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n3 December 1968: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Swinging single: representing sexuality in the 1960s
Author: RADNER, Hilary  Pages: vii, 377 p.