Summary
It has been several months since a young woodcutter, Le Besson, left
his village to cut down trees in a neighbouring area of
Provence. Concerned over his disappearance, the
woodcutter’s father, Marinau, sets out to look for him, accompanied by
his old friend, Antonio. Marinau searches for days, and
finds no sign of his missing son. Then, one evening, at the edge
of a forest, he encounters a blond woman lying on the ground, giving
birth...
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Credits
- Director: Marcel Camus
- Script: Marcel Camus, Jean Giono (novel)
- Photo: Raymond Lemoigne
- Music: André Hossein
- Cast: Hardy Krüger (Antonio), Charles Vanel (Marinau, le matelot), Catherine Deneuve (Clara), Marilù Tolo (Gina), André Lawrence (Denis Le Besson), Serge Marquand (Le neveu), Saro Urzì, Reinhard Kolldehoff (Mandru), Michel Vitold (Toussaint), Ginette Leclerc (Gina, la vieille), Christian Marin (Le tatoué), Nane Germon (Junie), Georgette Anys (La voisine de Clara), Pierre Tornade, Régine Macchi, Marcelle Lambert, Claire Duval
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 109 min
- Aka: Song of the World
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