Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Michel Legrand
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Cinematography
Cinematography by René Mathelin
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jean-Loup DabadieWriter
- Philippe de BrocaWriter
- Original title
- La Poudre d'escampette
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 1, 1971
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- Italy, France
Cast
Marlène JobertLorène
Michel PiccoliValentin
Michael YorkBasil
Louis VellePaul-Émile
AmidouAli
Didi PeregoRenata
Jean BouiseMan on the terrace- Gene MoyleEnglish Major
Alan ScottBritish aircraft officer
Hans VernerMajor Becker
Tano CimarosaItalian soldier on the beach
Ernesto ColliSoldier
Umberto D'OrsiMajor Bruzzalini- Salvatore RicciardellaAmbrosio
Ugo FangareggiDeputy- Luca SportelliColombani
Leopoldo TriesteSergeant of the fort
Luigi BonosItalian soldier on the beach- Alain Beziers Ka FosseLe mitrailleur dans l'avion (uncredited)
Rémy JulienneBit Part (uncredited)
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