Directed by:
Claude Bernard-AubertCinematography:
Jean IsnardComposer:
André HodeirCast:
Alice Sapritch, Guy Tréjan, Mara Berni, Grégoire Aslan, Roger Blin, Milly Vitale, Paul Bisciglia, Hubert de Lapparent, Noëlle Noblecourt, Douta Seck (more)Plots(1)
The tiny desert town of Cicada is a Checkerboard of poverty and racial tension that explodes when Bob, a 20-year-old white Army veteran, asks the lovely black-skinned Bessie to the Saturday night dance. Uh oh. Bob is attacked by white bigots, though a hooker blames the attack on the blacks. Before long, a lynch mob is looking for someone - anyone - to hang and almost strings up Bob until - get this - he throws his fake leg at them.... Imagine Southern-style sleaze done as an off-kilter art film by the French and you might have some idea of what to expect from this bizarre mix of sex, racism, and cynical humor. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Alice Sapritch
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Shoot the Pianist (1960)
Guy Tréjan
France
Best movies:
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Conversation Piece (1974)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Mara Berni
Italy
Best movies:
The Traffic Policeman (1960)
Love in the City (1953)
Grégoire Aslan
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
Cleopatra (1963)
Roger Blin
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Orpheus (1950)
Milly Vitale
Italy
Best movies:
Anni difficili (1948)
War and Peace (1956)
Hannibal (1959)
Paul Bisciglia
Algeria
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Animal (1977)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
Hubert de Lapparent
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Noëlle Noblecourt
Algeria
Best movies:
Douta Seck
Best movies:
The Comedians (1967)
The Curse (1975)
Amok (1982)
Lud Germain
Best movies:
The Red Inn (1951)
My Brother from Senegal (1953)
Jacques Bézard
France
Best movies:
Cavalrymen (1955)
The Love Cage (1964)
Napoleon (1955)
Bob Ingarao
Tunisia
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Brain (1969)
Anne Carrère
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Cop (1970)
Life Together (1958)
Jacques Richard
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Mado (1976)
The Things of Life (1970)
Nico Pepe
Italy
Best movies:
Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954)
Bitter Rice (1949)
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
Doudou Babet
France
Best movies:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Greed in the Sun (1964)
Race for Life (1955)
André Muletin
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
The Big Scare (1964)