Overview
1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.
DirectorLouis Malle
ProducersÓscar Dancigers
ScreenplayJean-Claude Carrière, Louis Malle
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LanguageGerman, English, Spanish, French
Production companiesLes Productions Artistes Associés, Vides Cinematografica, Nouvelles Éditions de Films
TaglineThe world will never forget the two heroines who charged into battle undaunted, unafraid, and… undressed!
