Claudine Auger began her acting career while still in school. Her first (uncredited) appearance was in the French period-drama ‘Christine’ (1958).
Auger played a ballerina in Jean Cocteau’s ‘Testament of Orpheus’ (1960). Next, she played minor roles in ‘Terrain Vague’ (1960), ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’ (1962), ‘La masque de fer’ (1962) and fantasy-film ‘Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance’ (1963) wherein she was cast by her then-husband Pierre Gaspard-Huit.
Further, Auger appeared in drama-film ‘Games of Desire’ (1964) and comedy-film ‘Yo Yo’ (1965). While on vacation, she was spotted and asked to audition for Bond-film ‘Thunderball.’ Impressed with Auger the producers changed the role of Italian woman to French leading lady. However, finally her dialogues were dubbed. The fame brought in more roles and a Playboy centerspread.
In 1966 Auger starred in crime-film ‘That Man George,’ and comedy-films ‘Treasure of San Gennaro’ and ‘The Devil in Love.’ The same year she also starred alongside Yul Brynner and Christopher Plummer in Bond-film director Terence Young’s WWII spy-film ‘Triple Cross,’ and with Bing Crosby on American TV’s ‘Danny Thomas Special.’
Next, Auger starred in comedy-films ‘The Killing Game,’ and ‘The Head of the Family’ (both 1967) and 1968’s ‘Escalation,’ war-drama ‘Adriatic Sea of Fire,’ comedy-film ‘Listen, Let’s Make Love,’ and crime-film ‘The Cats.’
Auger and first Bond-girl Ursula Andress co-starred in comedy-film ‘Anyone can Play’ (1968), and in giallo (mystery-fiction, thriller) film ‘The Black Belly of the Tarantula’ (1971) she appeared with Barbara Bouchet and Barbara Bach who later starred as Bond-girls.
Auger’s further starrers include giallo-slasher ‘Twitch of the Death Nerve’ (1971), ‘A Few Hours of Sunlight’ (1971), comedy-film ‘Gli ordini sono ordini’ (1972), ‘L’Intrepide’ (1975), crime-thriller ‘Flic Story’ (1975), ‘Il Colpaccio’ (1976), sci-fi film ‘The Bermuda Triangle’ (1978) and others.
Auger co-starred with Goldie Hawn in comedy-film ‘Lovers and Liars’ (1979) followed by comedy-film ‘The Associate’ (1979), musical-film ‘Fantasia’ (1980) and ‘Black Jack’ (1981). Her 1984 drama-film ‘Secret Places,’ based on Janice Elliott’s novel, received good response at ‘Toronto film festival.’ She also appeared in several TV-series and TV-movies.
Auger’s later movies include crime-drama ‘Il Pentito’ (1985), coming-of-age film ‘Exploits of Young Don Juan’ (1986), romantic-drama films ‘The Sparrow’s Fluttering’ (1988) and ‘Salt on our Skin’ (1992) and her final feature-film ‘Men Always Lie’ (1995).
Tasked with recovering two warheads stolen by a terrorist group called SPECTRE under the leadership of their number two man Emilio Largo, James Bond travels to Bahamas. There, he enters Largo’s lair, going underwater to find the warheads, braving attacks from sharks and men. However, he must convince Largo’s mistress to help him if he wants to succeed.
Christina James is a young American girl who aspires to become an artist. She leaves her home to study painting in Paris. She soon falls in love with a man, but things get complicated when her father travels all the way to Paris in order to bring her back home. She is unsure about her decision, whether to stay or to go back, as it can haunt her for the rest of her life.
A man reconsiders his position as the head of the family as his children are born, bringing about a change in the family dynamics.
In 1906 Vienna, Franz, a young lieutenant starts having an affair with Lena, a married baroness. However, when he falls for Christine, the young daughter of a musician, he decides to put an end to the affair. Before Franz and Christine can get married, Lena’s husband finds out about the affair, and challenges Franz to a duel.
This anthology film consists of seven different short films, by seven different directors. Each short film revolves around one of the deadly sins.
During the period of Italian Renaissance, the devil sends two envoys in order to prevent the marriage of a papal aristocrat and the daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent, which is meant to be a peace treaty.
Summertime Killer is a crime drama action film which tells the story of a six year old boy who witnesses the murder of his father, who is beaten to death by gangsters. Twenty years later, the boy grows up and begins to track down the gangsters responsible and eliminates them all one by one. However, the police detective and the mafia boss who leads the gang, both seem determined to stop him.
Anyone Can Play is a comedy film which tells the story of four women, Norma, Paola, Luisa and Esmerelda, who decide to hit the town one night, without their husbands, hoping to deal with their sexual frustrations.
Jason and Adam are brothers specializing in jewel heists. However, Jason is forced to seek vengeance from Adam, when the latter leaves him for dead, and also steals his girlfriend.
During the end of the 19th century, at the time of Colonial Rule in India, a doctor is accused of murder. He is aided by a native woman named Amrita, and he sets off against a dangerous cult.
Lovers and Liars is an Italian comedy film which tells the story of Anita, an American actress, who is on a vacation in Rome. She eventually gets romantically involved with Gildo, her friend’s lover who is also married.
The Bermuda Traingle is a mystery horror film which revolves around the mysterious occurrences that take place when the passengers and crew members of a ship get stranded near the Bermuda Triangle during their trip.
In 1906 Vienna, Franz, a young lieutenant starts having an affair with Lena, a married baroness. However, when he falls for Christine, the young daughter of a musician, he decides to put an end to the affair. Before Franz and Christine can get married, Lena’s husband finds out about the affair, and challenges Franz to a duel.
This anthology film consists of seven different short films, by seven different directors. Each short film revolves around one of the deadly sins.
