Les Tripes au soleil (1959)
Directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert

Drama
aka: Checkerboard

Film Synopsis

The town of Cicada is divided into two clans, the Whites, who are in the majority, and the Blacks.  One day, Bob, a White, invites some black friends to a party.  He is beaten up by a group of racists who let his father think he was attacked by Blacks.  This is the start of a bitter war between the two clans...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Bernard-Aubert
  • Script: Claude Bernard-Aubert, Claude Accursi (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Jean Isnard
  • Music: André Hodeir
  • Cast: Jacques Richard (Bob Stanley), Toto Bissainthe (Bessie Vance), Douta Seck (Vance), Grégoire Aslan (Stanley père), Roger Blin (Slim), Milly Vitale (Prostitute), Anne Carrère (Tourist), Doudou Babet (Le vagabond), Samba Ababaka, Mara Berni, Theo Bipolet, Paul Bisciglia, Jacques Bézard, André Certes, Hubert de Lapparent, Nicole Debonne, Jean-Paul Dréan, Lud Germain, Bob Ingarao, Noëlle Noblecourt
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 125 min
  • Aka: Checkerboard

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