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| Directed by | Jack Cardiff |
| Screenplay by | Ronald Duncan |
| Adaptation by | Jack Cardiff |
| Thought sequences dialogue by | Gillian Freeman |
| Based on | La Motocyclette by André Pieyre de Mandiargues |
| Produced by | William Sassoon |
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| Edited by | Peter Musgrave |
| Music by | Les Reed |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | 626,331 admissions (France)[1] |
The Girl on a Motorcycle (French: La Motocyclette) is a 1968 erotic romantic drama film directed by Jack Cardiff, starring Alain Delon and Marianne Faithfull.[2] It is based on the 1963 novel La Motocyclette by André Pieyre de Mandiargues.[3] Released as Naked Under Leather, it was the first film to receive an X rating in the United States,[4] and edited by Warner Brothers for an "R" rating. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the May 1968 events in France.[5]
The Girl on a Motorcycle redefined the leather jacket for motorcyclists into a catsuit that Faithfull wore in the film.[6]
- ^ Box Office information for film at Box Office Story
- ^ "The Girl on a Motorcycle". British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Pieyre de Mandiargues, André (1963). La Motocyclette. Paris: Gallimard. OCLC 3565796.
- ^ "'X' Marks Spot For Only 1 of 1st MPAA Group: W7 'Girl'". Daily Variety. 22 October 1968. p. 1.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Girl on a Motorcycle". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ Quilleriet, Anne-Laure (2004). The Leather Book. Translated by Pleasance, Simon; Woods, Fronza. New York: Assouline. p. 218. ISBN 978-2-84323-512-2.