The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968): Cast & Plot
The Girl on a Motorcycle is a 1968 romantic thriller directed by Jack Cardiff, starring Marianne Faithfull as Rebecca, Roger Mutton and Alain Delon. It runs 1 hour 31 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 31m (91 min)
- Director
- Jack Cardiff
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Mid-Atlantic Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Girl on a Motorcycle About?
The premise of The Girl on a Motorcycle without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Rebecca, newly married, constantly sheds the constraints of leather as she rides her cherished motorcycle—her emblem of freedom—away from her Alsatian husband's bed toward a lover in Heidelberg. Along the journey she drifts into psychedelic reveries, recalling how her bond with both men evolves.
The Girl on a Motorcycle Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- 1960s
- leather jacket
- sex
- female nudity
- dream sequence
- france
- germany
- female pubic hair
- motorcycle
- female rear nudity
- pantyhose
- purple pantyhose
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- female stockinged legs
- patterned pantyhose
- leather body suit
- foot closeup
- female frontal nudity
- whipping
- underage smoking
- cigarette smoking
- smoking at school
- leather fetish
- fetishist
- smoking after sex
- freedom
- psychedelic
- fondu
- flashback
- road trip
- crash
- affair
- dream
- highway
- man and woman in a bed
- zipper
- leather
- euphoria
- on the road
- motorcycle lesson
- cult film
- heidelberg germany
- fetish
- bdsm
- based on novel
- independent film
- infidelity
- pubic hair
- camera shot of feet
- female full frontal nudity
- female topless nudity
The Girl on a Motorcycle Cast & Characters
Marianne Faithfull leads the cast as Rebecca, with Roger Mutton as Raymond and Alain Delon as Daniel. Directed by Jack Cardiff; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jack Cardiff
- Marianne Faithfull as Rebecca
- Roger Mutton as Raymond
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Alain Delon as Daniel -
Marius Goring as Rebecca’s Father
Also Starring in The Girl on a Motorcycle
· 12 more- Jacques Marin Pump Attendant
- Chris Williams Student
- André Maranne French Superintendent / French Customs Officer
- Colin West Student
- Arnold Diamond French Customs Officer
- John G. Heller German Customs Officer
- Catherine Jourdan Catherine
- Marika Rivera German Waitress
- Richard Blake Student
- Bari Jonson French Customs Officer
- Jean Leduc Jean
- Kit Williams Student
More from Jack Cardiff
More films directed by Jack Cardiff: Penny Gold, Dark of the Sun, The Liquidator and Young Cassidy.
The Girl on a Motorcycle Plot Summary
What happens in The Girl on a Motorcycle from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Rebecca, Marianne Faithfull leaves her husband Roger Mutton’s bed on her prized motorbike, a bold symbol of freedom and escape. Her journey takes her from France toward Heidelberg to visit Daniel, Alain Delon, and along the road the film lets her mind drift into psychedelic and erotic reveries that reveal the shifting tides of her attachments. Flashbacks unfold to fill in the background: Rebecca met Daniel while working at her Marius Goring’s bookshop a few weeks before her marriage to Raymond, a schoolteacher. Daniel gives Rebecca motorcycle driving lessons on a Norton Atlas, and their relationship quickly becomes intimate. She asks him if he will marry her, and he simply says:
“No”
Full summary
The whole story of The Girl on a Motorcycle, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know The Girl on a Motorcycle?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which British singer and actress plays the lead role of Rebecca?
Cars in The Girl on a Motorcycle
47 cars on screen, including the 1967 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide and the 1945 Büssing-N.A.G. 5000 S.
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1967 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Featured role -
1945 Büssing-N.A.G. 5000 S Important role -
Harley-Davidson WL Important role -
1967 Norton Atlas Important role
The Girl on a Motorcycle Also Known As
17 alternative titles, including “Naked Under Leather” and “To koritsi me tin motosykletta”.
- Also known as
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- Naked Under Leather
- To koritsi me tin motosykletta
- La motocyclette
- A Rapariga da Motocicleta
- Nackt unter Leder
- Nuda sotto la pelle
- Девушка на мотоцикле
- Το κορίτσι με τη μοτοσυκλέτα
- Lány a motoron
- La chica de la motocicleta
- A Garota da Motocicleta
- 摩托车上的女孩
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- 그대 품에 다시 한 번
- Tyttö ja moottoripyörä
- Flickan och motorcykeln
- Tüdruk mootorrattal
- あの胸にもういちど
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The Girl on a Motorcycle FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Girl on a Motorcycle, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Girl on a Motorcycle?
The Girl on a Motorcycle runs 1 hour 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was The Girl on a Motorcycle released?
The Girl on a Motorcycle was released on May 12, 1968.
Who directed The Girl on a Motorcycle?
The Girl on a Motorcycle was directed by Jack Cardiff.
More films by Jack Cardiff Who is in the cast of The Girl on a Motorcycle?
The Girl on a Motorcycle stars Marianne Faithfull as Rebecca, Roger Mutton as Raymond and Alain Delon as Daniel, among 16 credited actors.
Does The Girl on a Motorcycle have a post-credit scene?
No. The Girl on a Motorcycle has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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