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1970 | Color | 89 min

A Jacques Demy film adaptation of a story by Charles Perrault. A princess follows her fairy godmother?s advice and escapes from her father. She disguises herself with a donkey?s hide, which she only takes off when she is alone. A prince sees her and falls in love


Country: Francia
Direction: Demy; Jacques
Script: Dem; Jacques
Production: Bodar; Mag
Photography: Dugie; Ghislain
Sound: Hervee; André
Music: Legrand; Michel
Cast:Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Micheline Presle, Delphine Seyrig

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