Le Chant du monde (1965)
Directed by Marcel Camus

Drama
aka: Song of the World

Film Synopsis

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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Film Credits

  • Director: Marcel Camus
  • Script: Marcel Camus, Jean Giono (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Raymond Pierre 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 (Carle), 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, Valérie Boisgel, Catherine Le Couey, Maria-Rosa Rodriguez
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 109 min
  • Aka: Song of the World

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