Roads to the South

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Roads to the South
Directed by Joseph Losey
Written by Jorge Semprún
Starring Yves Montand
Miou-Miou
Cinematography Gerry Fisher
Edited by Reginald Beck
Music by Michel Legrand
Release date
28 April 1978
Running time
103 min.
CountrySpain
LanguageFrench

Roads to the South (French : Les Routes du Sud) is a 1978 French film directed by Joseph Losey. It stars Yves Montand and Miou-Miou. The film is a sequel to The War is Over (1966), which was directed by Alain Resnais. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Erickson, Hal. "Les Routes Du Sud". allmovie.
  2. Schwartz, Dennis. "Roads to the South". Ozus' World Movie Reviews.