film maudit means a 'cursed film', ex the 1963 film Cleopatra which was massively expensive, had to be cut from six to three hours, and panned at the time. The

film maudit means a 'cursed film', ex the 1963 film Cleopatra which was massively expensive, had to be cut from six to three hours, and panned at the time. The article begins by setting out some boundaries for the term, details some 40s and 60s film maudit, and concludes that the www allows any film to find some audience to redeem it.