Touch and Go (La poudre d'escampette) 52 years old

North Africa, December 1942. Valentin, a professional gardener ruined by the bombings of 1940, has fled to Tunis, where he traffics stolen goods, transporting them from Libya to Tunisia on an old boat.

Credits

Touch and Go Cast

Name Character
Michael York He was 29, now 82 years old as Basil
Leopoldo Trieste He was 54, 85 years old when he died
Ugo Fangareggi He was 33, 79 years old when he died
Michel Piccoli He was 45, now 98 years old as Valentin
Didi Perego She was 34, 56 years old when she died as Renata
Tano Cimarosa He was 49, 86 years old when he died
Jean Bouise He was 42, 60 years old when he died as l'homme de la terrasse
Luca Sportelli He was 44, 72 years old when he died
Alan Scott He was 48, now 101 years old
Luigi Bonos He was 61, 90 years old when he died
Ernesto Colli He was 31, 42 years old when he died
Marlène Jobert She was 30, now 83 years old as Lorène
Louis Velle He was 45, now 97 years old as Paul-Émile
Hans Verner He was 46, now 99 years old
Umberto D'Orsi He was 42, 47 years old when he died
Amidou He was 36, 78 years old when he died as Ali

Touch and Go Crew

Name Department
René Mathelin as Director of Photography. He was 21 (now 74) years old Camera
Georges Dancigers as Producer. He was 63 (84) years old when He died Production
Henri Lanoë as Editor. He was 41 (now 94) years old Editing
Alexandre Mnouchkine as Producer. He was 63 (85) years old when He died Production
Michel Legrand as Original Music Composer. He was 39 (86) years old when He died Sound
Jean-Loup Dabadie as Writer. He was 32 (now 85) years old Writing
Touch and Go poster
Touch and Go (52 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 01, 1971
  • Runtime: 110 minutes