Daughters of Destiny
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| Directed by | Marcello Pagliero (segment "Elisabeth") Jean Delannoy (segment "Jeanne") Christian-Jaque (segment "Lysistrata") |
| Produced by | Henry Deutschmeister |
| Written by | Sergio Amidei (segment "Elisabeth") Aristophanes (segment "Lysistrata") |
| Starring | Claudette Colbert Eleonora Rossi Drago Michèle Morgan Martine Carol |
| Music by | Roman Vlad |
| Cinematography | Mario Craveri (segment "Elisabeth") Robert Lefebvre (segment "Jeanne") Raffaele Masciocchi (segment "Lysistrata") Christian Matras (segment "Lysistrata") |
| Editing by | Laure Casseau (segment "Elisabeth") James Cuenet (segment "Jeanne") Jacques Desagneaux(segment "Lysistrata") |
| Distributed by | Continental Produzione |
| Release date(s) |  27 January 1954  5 July 1954 1 October 10 May 1956 |
| Running time | USA:94 min / UK:96 min / West Germany:102 min |
| Country | France / Italy[1] |
| Language | French / English[2] |
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Daughters of Destiny (Destinées) is a 1954 film directed by Marcello Pagliero, Jean Delannoy and Christian-Jaque, and starring Claudette Colbert, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Michèle Morgan and Martine Carol.
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[edit] Plot
Trilogy of stories about war's effect on women beginning with an incident in the life of Joan of Arc, an American war-widow's discovery of her husband's infidelity and a version of "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes. Episodes: 1. Jeanne; 2. Elizabeth; 3. Lysistrata.
[edit] Cast
- Claudette Colbert as Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")
- Eleonora Rossi Drago as Angela Ascari/Farmgirl (segment "Elisabeth")
- Mirko Ellis as Anthony (segment "Elisabeth")
- Michèle Morgan as Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc (segment "Jeanne")
- Daniel Ivernel as Baretta (segment "Jeanne")
- Andrée Clément as La mère (segment "Jeanne")
- Michel Piccoli as Pasquerel (segment "Jeanne")
- Robert Dalban as D'Aulon (segment "Jeanne")
- Dora Doll as Une fille (segment "Jeanne")
- Gil Delamare as Noiroufle (segment "Jeanne")
- Jacques Fabbri as Pierre d'Arc (segment "Jeanne")
- Gérard Buhr as Kennedy (segment "Jeanne")
- Albert Michel as Un moine (segment "Jeanne")
- Katherine Kath as La ribaude (segment "Jeanne")
- Martine Carol as Lysistrata (segment "Lysistrata")
