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France, 1975. Jean, an exiled Spanish Communist, is a successful screenwriter who, after a tragic event, struggles with his political commitment, his love for his country, under the boot of General Franco, whose death he and his comrades have waited for years, and his complicated relationship with his son. (A sequel to “The War Is Over,” 1966.)
Keywords
spain
paris, france
1970s
franco regime (francoism)
older man younger woman relationship
northern france
anti-fascism
father son relationship
post spanish civil war
exiled spanish republican
Casts

Yves Montand
Jean Larrea

Miou-Miou
Julia

Laurent Malet
Laurent Larrea

José Luis Gómez
Miguel

Claire Bretécher
TV Journalist

Roger Planchon
Parisian Attorney-at-law
Jeannine Mestre
Nuria
France Lambiotte
Ève Larrea

Maurice Bénichou
García

Jean Bouise
Sharecropper
Eugene Braun Munk
The Producer Egon
Mario Gonzales
Hotel Manager
Lluís Pasqual
Young Bearded Man

Frédérique Ruchaud
Nurse

Didier Sauvegrain
Soldier Korpik

Christian de Tillière
Russian Officer
Arja Töyrylä
Arja
Francesc Vicens
Spanish Doctor
Reynald Lampert
German Officer (uncredited)
Alain Barbier
Russian Cavalry Soldier #1 (uncredited)
François Nadal
Russian Cavalry Soldier #2 (uncredited)
Guy Thomas
The Journalist Guy Thomas (uncredited)
Gérard Moisan
Young Jean (uncredited)
Crews

Joseph Losey
Director
Reginald Beck
Editor

Alexandre Trauner
Production Design

Yves Rousset-Rouard
Producer

Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer

Jorge Semprún
Screenplay
Jean Thomen
Set Decoration
Marie-Josée Guissart
Script Supervisor
Gerry Fisher
Director of Photography
Liselle Roos
Costume Design
Margot Capelier
Casting
Michel Choquet
Production Manager
José Antonio Pérez Giner
Executive Producer
Carlo Lastricati
First Assistant Director
René Magnol
Sound Engineer
Modesto Pérez Redondo
Production Manager
Catherine Dubeau
Assistant Sound Editor
Andrée Guikovaty
Makeup Department Head
Jacques Maumont
Sound Mixer
Joël Lavau
Makeup Department Head
Michèle Neny
Sound Editor
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