Cross of the Living (1963)
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In this melodrama a prodigal son returns to his home village after he is acquitted of his stepfather's death to find that most of his former neighbors now shun him. At least his best friend sticks by him. Soon the young man finds himself drawn to his loyal buddy's lover. He and the woman have an affair. Later his friend finds out and vows to kill him. He cannot do it. At the same time, the young man cannot keep hurting his only true friend. As a result he spurns the woman, who runs off into the darkness and gets hit by a car driven by her first lover's mother's car. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Yvan Govar
Synopsis of Cross of the Living
In this melodrama a prodigal son returns to his home village after he is acquitted of his stepfather's death to find that most of his former neighbors now shun him. At least his best friend sticks by him. Soon the young man finds himself drawn to his loyal buddy's lover. He and the woman have an affair. Later his friend finds out and vows to kill him. He cannot do it. At the same time, the young man cannot keep hurting his only true friend. As a result he spurns the woman, who runs off into the darkness and gets hit by a car driven by her first lover's mother's car. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Cross of the Living
- Karl Heinz Böhm - Gus
- Gabriele Ferzetti - Abbe
- Pascale Petit - Marie
- Roger Dumas - Sylvain
- Gianni Esposito - Yan
- Alain Cuny - Count
- Marika Green
- Madeleine Robinson - Mme. Dorneck
- Jacques Richard - Franz
- Director(s):
- Yvan Govar
- Writer(s):
- Maurice Clavel, Christine Dumoutier, Jean-Claude Dumoutier
- Producer(s):
- Christine Dumoutier, Jean-Claude Dumoutier
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