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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

Umberto D'OrsiUmberto D'Orsias Major BruzzaliniMichel PiccoliMichel Piccolias ValentinDidi PeregoDidi Peregoas RenataAlan ScottAlan Scottas British aircraft officerMichael YorkMichael Yorkas BasilTano CimarosaTano Cimarosaas Italian soldier on the beachErnesto ColliErnesto Collias SoldierUgo FangareggiUgo Fangareggias DeputyLuigi BonosLuigi Bonosas Italian soldier on the beachRémy JulienneRémy Julienneas Bit Part (uncredited)Marlène JobertMarlène Jobertas LorèneLouis VelleLouis Velleas Paul-ÉmileAmidouAmidouas AliJean BouiseJean Bouiseas Man on the terraceLeopoldo TriesteLeopoldo Triesteas Sergeant of the fortHans VernerHans Verneras Major BeckerAlexandre MnouchkineAlexandre Mnouchkineas L'homme en vélo-taxiTiberio MurgiaTiberio Murgiaas Giuseppe (uncredited)

Crew

Henri Lanoë" />Henri LanoëEditorMichel Legrand" />Michel LegrandOriginal Music ComposerPhilippe de Broca" />Philippe de BrocaDirector, WriterJean-Loup Dabadie" />Jean-Loup DabadieWriterAlexandre Mnouchkine" />Alexandre MnouchkineProducer