Checkerboard (1959)
In a small Gallic village, tourists are regaled by street entertainers and brash prostitutes. One of the tourists, a black girl named Bessie, falls in love with local villager Bob, and he with her. Soon racial tensions erupt volcanically among tourists and townsfolk alike. All is forgiven when the respective parents of the hero and heroine save the village's water supply.
Director: Claude Bernard-Aubert
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Jacques Richard as Bob Stanley |
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Toto Bissainthe as Bessie Vance |
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Douta Seck as Vance |
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Grégoire Aslan as Stanley père |
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Roger Blin as Slim, le guide |
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Milly Vitale as Daura |
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Anne Carrère as La touriste |
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Nico Pepe as Le policier |
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Lucien Raimbourg as Le juge |
| Directing | Claude Bernard-Aubert | Director |
| Writing | Claude Accursi | Writer |
| Writing | Claude Bernard-Aubert | Writer |
| Writing | Claude Accursi | Dialogue |
| Sound | André Hodeir | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Jean Isnard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gabriel Rongier | Editor |
| Art | Jean-Paul Coutan-Laboureur | Production Design |
| Art | Jean-Paul Coutan-Laboureur | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Giboyau | Costume Design |
