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La mort en ce jardin

Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983 (film director,, screenwriter.). Dancigers, Oscar, 1902-1976 (film producer.). Mage, Jacques, (film producer.). Queneau, Raymond, 1903-1976 (screenwriter.). Arout, Gabriel, (screenwriter.). Alcoriza, Luis, (screenwriter.). Signoret, Simone, 1921-1985 (actor.). Vanel, Charles, 1892-1989 (actor.). Marchal, Georges, 1920-1997 (actor.). Piccoli, Michel, 1925-2020 (actor.). Junco, Tito, 1915-1983 (actor.). Ramírez, Raúl, 1927-2014 (actor.). Aceves Castañeda, Luis, (actor.). Girardon, Michèle, 1938-1975 (actor.). Misraki, Paul, 1908-1998 (composer (expression)). Stahl, Jorge, Jr., (director of photography.). Charvein, Denise, (editor of moving image work.). Renoir, Marguerite, (editor of moving image work.). Lacour, José-André. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Mort en ce jardin. (Added Author). Dismage (Firm), (production company.). Producciones Tepeyac, (production company.). Kino Classics (Firm), (publisher.). Kino Lorber, Inc., (publisher.). Cinédis (Firm), (distributor.). Simone Signoret, Charles Vanel, Georges Marchal, Michel Piccoli, Tito Junco, Raul Ramirez, Luis-Aceves Castañeda, Michèle Girardon. (Cast).

A revolt has erupted in a mining town in the Amazon. As a result, a group of men and women are forced to take refuge in the virgin forest under the supervision of an adventurer called Chark. Djin, a prostitute, Castin, a mystic, his deaf and dumb daughter Maria, and a missionary called Lizardi will have to confront thirst, fear, wild animals and insects to survive.

DVD  - 2019
FRENCH FIC Mort
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Subject
Revolutions > South America > Drama.
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Genre
Foreign language films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video, French.
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
  • Publisher New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
From the book by José-André Lacour.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Special features: Audio commentary by Samm Deighan; booklet essay by Peter Tonguette; interview with Tony Rayns; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Jorge Stahl, Jr. ; editors, Denise Charvein, Marguerite Renoir ; music, Paul Misraki.
Participant or Performer Note:
Simone Signoret, Charles Vanel, Georges Marchal, Michel Piccoli, Tito Junco, Raul Ramirez, Luis-Aceves Castañeda, Michèle Girardon.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (16x9) and full screen (1.37:1); 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
French dialogue with optional English subtitles.