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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

Tiberio MurgiaTiberio Murgiaas Giuseppe (uncredited)Marlène JobertMarlène Jobertas LorèneLouis VelleLouis Velleas Paul-ÉmileHans VernerHans Verneras Major BeckerTano CimarosaTano Cimarosaas Italian soldier on the beachRémy JulienneRémy Julienneas Bit Part (uncredited)Jean BouiseJean Bouiseas Man on the terraceUgo FangareggiUgo Fangareggias DeputyLeopoldo TriesteLeopoldo Triesteas Sergeant of the fortLuigi BonosLuigi Bonosas Italian soldier on the beachAmidouAmidouas AliUmberto D'OrsiUmberto D'Orsias Major BruzzaliniAlexandre MnouchkineAlexandre Mnouchkineas L'homme en vélo-taxiMichel PiccoliMichel Piccolias ValentinMichael YorkMichael Yorkas BasilDidi PeregoDidi Peregoas RenataAlan ScottAlan Scottas British aircraft officerErnesto ColliErnesto Collias Soldier

Crew

Jean-Loup Dabadie" />Jean-Loup DabadieWriterPhilippe de Broca" />Philippe de BrocaDirector, WriterAlexandre Mnouchkine" />Alexandre MnouchkineProducerHenri Lanoë" />Henri LanoëEditorMichel Legrand" />Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer