The Marquise of O (film)

The Marquise of O
French theatrical release poster
German	Die Marquise von O...
Directed by	Éric Rohmer
Screenplay by	Éric Rohmer
Based on	The Marquise of O by Heinrich von Kleist
Produced by	Klaus Hellwig Barbet Schroeder
Starring	Edith Clever Bruno Ganz Edda Seippel Peter Lühr Otto Sander
Cinematography	Néstor Almendros
Edited by	Cécile Decugis
Production companies	Les Films du Losange Janus Filmproduktion Artemis Film
Distributed by	Gaumont (France)
Release dates	17 May 1976 (1976-05-17) (Cannes) 19 May 1976 (1976-05-19) (France) 28 May 1976 (1976-05-28) (West Germany)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	West Germany France
Language	German

The Marquise of O (German: Die Marquise von O...; French: La Marquise d'O...) is a 1976 historical drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, based on the 1808 novella of the same name by Heinrich von Kleist. Set in 1799, the film tells the story of the Marquise von O, a virtuous widow, who finds herself pregnant and protests her innocence while possibly deserving to be exiled. The film won the Grand Prix Spécial Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]