The Ravishing Idiot

The Ravishing Idiot
Une Ravissante Idiote
Promotional poster
Directed byÉdouard Molinaro
Written by(Screenplay)
François Billetdoux
André Tabet
(Novel)
Charles Exbrayat
Produced byMichel Ardan
StarringBrigitte Bardot
Anthony Perkins
CinematographyAndréas Winding
Edited byRobert Isnardon
Monique Isnardon
Music byMichel Legrand
Release date
  • March 13, 1964 (1964-03-13) (France)
Running time
105 min
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench
Box office2,186,603 admissions (France)

The Ravishing Idiot (French: Une ravissante idiote) is a 1964 French-Italian Cold War comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro. François Billetdoux and André Tabet wrote a screenplay based on Charles Exbrayat 1962 novel of the same name. Brigitte Bardot and Anthony Perkins star as the protagonists in the Franco-Italian production.

The film was also released as Agent 38-24-36 in the United States.