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"A TOUR OF VIOLENCE... IN BLACK & WHITE!"

1959-05-06
6
fr 125m
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.

Writer

Claude Accursi

Dialogue

Claude Accursi

Writer

Claude Bernard-Aubert

Original Music Composer

André Hodeir

Director

Claude Bernard-Aubert

Costume Design

Catherine Giboyau

Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • Italy

Companies

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