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Touch and Go

La Poudre d'escampette

Release: 1971-09-01·Runtime: 110m·★ 5.0
ComedyDrama

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.

Production Countries

ItalyFrance

Production Companies

Vides Cinematografica
Les Films Ariane
Columbia France

Cast

Jean BouiseJean Bouiseas Man on the terraceUgo FangareggiUgo Fangareggias DeputyLuigi BonosLuigi Bonosas Italian soldier on the beachMichel PiccoliMichel Piccolias ValentinMichael YorkMichael Yorkas BasilLouis VelleLouis Velleas Paul-ÉmileAmidouAmidouas AliAlan ScottAlan Scottas British aircraft officerHans VernerHans Verneras Major BeckerAlexandre MnouchkineAlexandre Mnouchkineas L'homme en vélo-taxiTiberio MurgiaTiberio Murgiaas Giuseppe (uncredited)Didi PeregoDidi Peregoas RenataErnesto ColliErnesto Collias SoldierUmberto D'OrsiUmberto D'Orsias Major BruzzaliniLeopoldo TriesteLeopoldo Triesteas Sergeant of the fortRémy JulienneRémy Julienneas Bit Part (uncredited)Marlène JobertMarlène Jobertas LorèneTano CimarosaTano Cimarosaas Italian soldier on the beach

Crew

Alexandre Mnouchkine" />Alexandre MnouchkineProducerHenri Lanoë" />Henri LanoëEditorPhilippe de Broca" />Philippe de BrocaDirector, WriterJean-Loup Dabadie" />Jean-Loup DabadieWriterMichel Legrand" />Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer