Directed by:
Claude Bernard-AubertCinematography:
Jean IsnardComposer:
André HodeirCast:
Alice Sapritch, Guy Tréjan, Mara Berni, Grégoire Aslan, Roger Blin, Milly Vitale, Paul Bisciglia, Hubert de Lapparent, Noëlle Noblecourt, Douta Seck (more)Plots(1)
The tiny desert town of Cicada is a Checkerboard of poverty and racial tension that explodes when Bob, a 20-year-old white Army veteran, asks the lovely black-skinned Bessie to the Saturday night dance. Uh oh. Bob is attacked by white bigots, though a hooker blames the attack on the blacks. Before long, a lynch mob is looking for someone - anyone - to hang and almost strings up Bob until - get this - he throws his fake leg at them.... Imagine Southern-style sleaze done as an off-kilter art film by the French and you might have some idea of what to expect from this bizarre mix of sex, racism, and cynical humor. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Alice Sapritch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/340/340744_7b4028.jpg)
Alice Sapritch
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
Les 12 Travaux d'Astérix (1976)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Shoot the Pianist (1960)
![Guy Tréjan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792711_107ae4.jpg)
Guy Tréjan
France
Best movies:
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
Conversation Piece (1974)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
![Mara Berni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452499_975af4.jpg)
Mara Berni
Italy
Best movies:
The Traffic Policeman (1960)
Love in the City (1953)
![Grégoire Aslan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431693_57a57c.jpg)
Grégoire Aslan
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
Cleopatra (1963)
![Roger Blin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/406/158406989_820396.jpg)
Roger Blin
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
Le Corbeau (1943)
Orpheus (1950)
![Milly Vitale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444418_51aea7.jpg)
Milly Vitale
Italy
Best movies:
Les Années difficiles (1948)
War and Peace (1956)
Black Magic (1949)
![Paul Bisciglia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353582_a797e5.jpg)
Paul Bisciglia
Algeria
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Animal (1977)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
![Hubert de Lapparent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677369_06f96d.jpg)
Hubert de Lapparent
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
![Noëlle Noblecourt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455789_c31d9b.jpg)
Noëlle Noblecourt
Algeria
Best movies:
Douta Seck
Best movies:
The Comedians (1967)
The Curse (1975)
Amok (1982)
Lud Germain
Best movies:
The Red Inn (1951)
My Brother from Senegal (1953)
Jacques Bézard
France
Best movies:
Cavalrymen (1955)
The Love Cage (1964)
Napoleon (1955)
Bob Ingarao
Tunisia
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Brain (1969)
Anne Carrère
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Cop (1970)
Life Together (1958)
Jacques Richard
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Mado (1976)
The Things of Life (1970)
Nico Pepe
Italy
Best movies:
Bread, Love and Jealousy (1954)
Bitter Rice (1949)
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
Doudou Babet
France
Best movies:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)
Greed in the Sun (1964)
If All the Guys in the World... (1955)
André Muletin
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
The Big Scare (1964)