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Les tripes au soleil

Release: 1959-05-06 ·Runtime: 125m ·★ 6.0
Drama

In a small Gallic village, tourists are regaled by street entertainers and brash prostitutes. One of the tourists, a black girl named Bessie, falls in love with local villager Bob, and he with her. Soon racial tensions erupt volcanically among tourists and townsfolk alike. All is forgiven when the respective parents of the hero and heroine save the village's water supply.

Production Countries

France Italy

Production Companies

Lodice-Zodiaque-Globe
Zodiaque Productions
Globe Films International
Les Films Fernand Rivers