And Hope to Die
And Hope to Die | |
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Directed by | René Clément |
Produced by | Serge Silberman |
Written by | Sébastien Japrisot |
Starring |
Jean-Louis Trintignant Robert Ryan |
Music by | Francis Lai |
Cinematography | Edmond Richard |
Edited by | Roger Dwyre |
Release dates |
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Language | French |
And Hope to Die (French: La course du lièvre à travers les champs, Italian: La corsa della lepre attraverso i campi) is a 1972 French-Italian thriller-drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Robert Ryan. It is based on the novel Black Friday by David Goodis.[1][2]
Plot
A French fugitive heads for Montreal, Canada where he joins a gang of criminals who are about to kidnap a crimelord's mentally challenged daughter. The scheme goes as planned until the girl accidentally dies. The kidnappers decide to move forward with the plan as if she were still alive.
Cast
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Tony aka "Froggy"
- Robert Ryan as Charley
- Aldo Ray as Mattone
- Lea Massari as Sugar
- Jean Gaven as Rizzio
- Daniel Breton as Paul
- Tisa Farrow as Pepper
- André Lawrence as Leader of the gypsies
- Nadine Nabokov as Mademoiselle Isola
- Don Arres as Mastragos
- Jean Coutu as Inspector
- Jean-Marie Lemieux as Lester
- Louis Aubert as Renner
- Robert Party as MacCarthy
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