Summary
On a road in Haute-Provence, Francis meets up with a young musician, Samuel. They
strike up a friendship and decide to stay at a mountain hotel, managed by an attractive
young woman called Anna. Whilst Francis takes Anna as his mistress, Samuel organises
card games with the locals. When they realise he has been cheating, his fellow gamblers
break his hands. After he has been driven to kill an old woman, Samuel flees....
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Credits
- Director: Christian Marquand
- Script: Paul Gégauff, Pierre La Salle, Christian Marquand, Jean Giono (novel)
- Photo: Andréas Winding
- Music: Michel Magne
- Cast: Robert Hossein (Samuel), Renato Salvatori (Francis), Anouk Aimée (Anna), Andrée Turcy (Old Woman), Jean Lefebvre (Card Player), Serge Marquand (Mechanic), Fernand Sardou (Gendarme)
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: Of Flesh and Blood
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