Comedy ·Drama · Italy · 1971 · 1h 50m

Touch and Go

La Poudre d'escampette

Director

Cast

Marlène Jobert as Lorène Michel Piccoli as Valentin Michael York as Basil Louis Velle as Paul-Émile Amidou as Ali Didi Perego as Renata

Crew

René Mathelin — Director of Photography Henri Lanoë — Editor Michel Legrand — Original Music Composer Philippe de Broca — Writer Jean-Loup Dabadie — Writer Georges Dancigers — Producer

Synopsis

North Africa, December 1942. Valentin, a professional gardener ruined by the bombings of 1940, has fled to Tunis, where he traffics stolen goods, transporting them from Libya to Tunisia on an old boat.

Key Collaborators

Philippe de Broca Director René Mathelin Director of Photography Henri Lanoë Editor Michel Legrand Original Music Composer Philippe de Broca Writer Jean-Loup Dabadie Writer Georges Dancigers Producer Alexandre Mnouchkine Producer

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