Roads to the South (1978)
France, 1975. Jean, an exiled Spanish Communist, is a successful screenwriter who, after a tragic event, struggles with his political commitment, his love for his country, under the boot of General Franco, whose death he and his comrades have waited for years, and his complicated relationship with his son. (A sequel to “The War Is Over,” 1966.)
Director:
Joseph Losey
Writer:
Jorge Semprún
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Yves Montand as Jean Larrea |
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Miou-Miou as Julia |
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Laurent Malet as Laurent Larrea |
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José Luis Gómez as Miguel |
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Claire Bretécher as TV Journalist |
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Roger Planchon as Parisian Attorney-at-law |
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Jeannine Mestre as Nuria |
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France Lambiotte as Ève Larrea |
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Maurice Bénichou as García |
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Jean Bouise as Sharecropper |
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Eugene Braun Munk as The Producer Egon |
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Mario Gonzales as Hotel Manager |
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Lluís Pasqual as Young Bearded Man |
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Frédérique Ruchaud as Nurse |
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Didier Sauvegrain as Soldier Korpik |
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Christian de Tillière as Russian Officer |
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Arja Töyrylä as Arja |
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Francesc Vicens as Spanish Doctor |
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Reynald Lampert as German Officer (uncredited) |
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Alain Barbier as Russian Cavalry Soldier #1 (uncredited) |
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François Nadal as Russian Cavalry Soldier #2 (uncredited) |
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Guy Thomas as The Journalist Guy Thomas (uncredited) |
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Gérard Moisan as Young Jean (uncredited) |
| Directing | Joseph Losey | Director |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jorge Semprún | Screenplay |
| Camera | Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Production | Yves Rousset-Rouard | Producer |
| Editing | Reginald Beck | Editor |
| Production | Margot Capelier | Casting |
| Art | Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liselle Roos | Costume Design |
| Art | Jean Thomen | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Marie-Josée Guissart | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Michel Choquet | Production Manager |
| Directing | Carlo Lastricati | First Assistant Director |
| Production | José Antonio Pérez Giner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Modesto Pérez Redondo | Production Manager |
| Sound | René Magnol | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Jacques Maumont | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrée Guikovaty | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joël Lavau | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Michèle Neny | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Catherine Dubeau | Assistant Sound Editor |