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 |
| Editing | Reginald Beck | Editor |
| Art | Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Production | Yves Rousset-Rouard | Producer |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jorge Semprún | Screenplay |
| Art | Jean Thomen | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Marie-Josée Guissart | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Gerry Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liselle Roos | Costume Design |
| Production | Margot Capelier | Casting |
| Production | Michel Choquet | Production Manager |
| Production | José Antonio Pérez Giner | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Carlo Lastricati | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | René Magnol | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Modesto Pérez Redondo | Production Manager |
| Sound | Catherine Dubeau | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrée Guikovaty | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Jacques Maumont | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joël Lavau | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Michèle Neny | Sound Editor |