And Hope to Die

And Hope to Die
Directed by	René Clément
Produced by	Serge Silberman
Written by	Sébastien Japrisot
Starring	Jean-Louis Trintignant Robert Ryan
Music by	Francis Lai
Cinematography	Edmond Richard
Edited by	Roger Dwyre
Release dates	1972
Language	French

And Hope to Die (French: La course du lièvre à travers les champs, Italian: La corsa della lepre attraverso i campi) is a 1972 French-Italian thriller-drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Robert Ryan. It is based on the novel Black Friday by David Goodis.^[1][2]

Plot

A French fugitive heads for Montreal, Canada where he joins a gang of criminals who are about to kidnap a crimelord's mentally challenged daughter. The scheme goes as planned until the girl accidentally dies. The kidnappers decide to move forward with the plan as if she were still alive.

Cast

• Jean-Louis Trintignant as Tony aka "Froggy"
• Robert Ryan as Charley
• Aldo Ray as Mattone
• Lea Massari as Sugar
• Jean Gaven as Rizzio
• Daniel Breton as Paul
• Tisa Farrow as Pepper
• André Lawrence as Leader of the gypsies
• Nadine Nabokov as Mademoiselle Isola
• Don Arres as Mastragos
• Jean Coutu as Inspector
• Jean-Marie Lemieux as Lester
• Louis Aubert as Renner
• Robert Party as MacCarthy

References

1. VV.AA. The New York Times Film Reviews. New York Times, 1973.
2. "And Hope to Die" in Film Bulletin, Volume 41. Wax Publications, 1972.

External links

• And Hope to Die at the Internet Movie Database