The Scarlet Lady (1969 film)

The Scarlet Lady
DVD cover
Directed byJean Valère
Written byPaul Gégauff
Jean Valère
Produced byAlberto Grimaldi
André Génovès
StarringMonica Vitti
Maurice Ronet
Robert Hossein
CinematographyCarlo Di Palma
Edited byJacques Gaillard
Music byMichel Colombier
Distributed byLes Films de l'Epée
Les Films de la Boétie
Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)
Release dates
  • 14 May 1969 (1969-05-14) (France)
  • 29 August 1969 (1969-08-29) (Italy)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesFrance, Italy
LanguageFrench

The Scarlet Lady (French: La femme écarlate; Italian: La donna scarlatta) AKA The Bitch Wants Blood is a 1969 French/Italian comedy film directed by Jean Valère and starring Monica Vitti, Maurice Ronet, and Robert Hossein. Written by Paul Gégauff and Jean Valère, the film is about a beautiful Italian businesswoman who, after being swindled out of her fortune by her boyfriend, travels to Paris to kill him before killing herself.