Cousin Bette

IMDb link: 0068062
IMDb rating: 7.9 (229 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Director: Gareth Davies
Cast: Helen Mirren, Ursula Howells, Margaret Tyzack, Thorley Walters and others

Release date: 5 Nov 1972
Release year: 1972
Runtime: 250 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Keywords: french literature on screen, 19th century literature on screen, 1830s, paris france, family relationships, marriage, revenge, money, courtesan, adultery

Plot:

A poor and homely spinster, who feels she's been walked on all her life, teams up with a scheming courtesan to wreak elaborate revenge on her rich and handsome relatives.

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