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2h 5min

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.

Production Companies

Lodice-Zodiaque-Globe

Zodiaque Productions

Globe Films International

Les Films Fernand Rivers

Cast

Jacques Richard

Jacques Richard

Bob Stanley
Toto Bissainthe

Toto Bissainthe

Bessie Vance
Grégoire Aslan

Grégoire Aslan

Stanley père
Roger Blin

Roger Blin

Slim, le guide
Anne Carrère

Anne Carrère

La touriste
Nico Pepe

Nico Pepe

Le policier

Release date

6th May 1959

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français