Far West (1973)
This Belgian/French tale chronicles the efforts of Jacques (Jacques Brel) to find the Old West in modern America. Dressed as cowboy, he travels throughout western American cities and towns and finds others similarly dressed. These idealists gather together and build an old-western-style town in the middle of an abandoned factory, battling local bureaucracies in the process.
Director:
Jacques Brel
Writers:
Jacques Brel, Paul Andréota.
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Jacques Brel as Jacques |
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Gabriel Jabbour as Gabriel |
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Danièle Evenou as Danièle |
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Véronique Mucret as Véro |
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Michel Piccoli as Indian chief |
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Lino Ventura as Prisoner |
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Claude Lelouch as Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jacques Brel | Director |
| Production | Thérèse Michielsen | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Jacqueline Thiédot | Editor |
| Sound | François Rauber | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jacques Brel | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jacques Brel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Andréota | Screenplay |
| Camera | Alain Levent | Director of Photography |
| Art | Daniel Hicter | Set Decoration |
| Production | Antoine Carette | Production Manager |