Vice and Virtue

Vice and Virtue (1963)

Le Vice et la Vertu

1944 : Occupied France. Juliette (Vice) is Wehrmacht General Bamberg's mistress and enjoys a privileged life. Her younger sister Justine (Virtue) is about to marry Jean who is in the Resistance and come to Juliette for help. Both sisters end up at "la Commanderie", where Juliette becomes SS Colonel Schonberg's mistress and Justine is detained with other pretty girls who must satisfy the sexual needs of high-ranking nazi officials. Inspired by "Justine ou les infortunes de la vertu" by the marquis de Sade

Date of release
1963-03-01
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Roger Vadim

Casting

Interesting facts

Vice and Virtue 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).

Production

Filming partially took place in the Lot department, including at the Château de la Treyne in Lacave.

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