They Were Twelve Women
The Twelve Women of the title
Directed by	Georges Lacombe
Written by	Yves Mirande
Produced by	Arys Nissotti Pierre O'Connell
Starring	Gaby Morlay Françoise Rosay Micheline Presle Betty Stockfeld
Cinematography	Victor Arménise
Edited by	Andrée Danis
Music by	Marcel Lattès
Production companies	Filmsonor Regina Films
Distributed by	Films EMKA
Release date	17 April 1940 (1940-04-17)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

They Were Twelve Women (French: Elles étaient douze femmes) is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Gaby Morlay, Françoise Rosay and Micheline Presle.^[1] It was shot at the Buttes-Chaumont Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director André Andrejew.

• Gaby Morlay as Madame Marion
• Françoise Rosay as La duchesse de Vimeuse
• Micheline Presle as Lucie
• Betty Stockfeld as La princesse Kadikoff
• Simone Berriau as Madame Bernier
• Nina Myral as La bonne
• Simone Renant as Gaby
• Marion Delbo as Madame de Bélières
• Mila Parély as Madame de Vitrac
• Primerose Perret as Janine de Vimeuse
• Pamela Stirling as Madame de Turgis
• Blanchette Brunoy as Geneviève

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. (2009) The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press.

• They Were Twelve Women at IMDb

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