Roads to the South

Roads to the South

101 mins | Drama | April 28, 1978

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.)

Roads to the South

101 mins | Drama | April 28, 1978

Roads to the South
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.)
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Trinacra Films, Société Française de Production (SFP), France 3, Profilmes S. A.
Original title Les Routes du sud
Directors Marie-Josée Guissart, Carlo Lastricati, Joseph Losey
Writers Jorge Semprún

Cast

Yves Montand

as Jean Larrea

Miou-Miou

as Julia

Laurent Malet

as Laurent Larrea

José Luis Gómez

as Miguel

Claire Bretécher

as TV Journalist

Roger Planchon

as Parisian Attorney-at-law

Jeannine Mestre

as Nuria

France Lambiotte

as Ève Larrea

Maurice Bénichou

as García

Jean Bouise

as Sharecropper

Eugene Braun Munk

as The Producer Egon

Mario Gonzales

as Hotel Manager

Lluís Pasqual

as Young Bearded Man

Didier Sauvegrain

as Soldier Korpik

Christian de Tillière

as Russian Officer

Arja Töyrylä

as Arja

Francesc Vicens

as Spanish Doctor

Reynald Lampert

as German Officer (uncredited)

Alain Barbier

as Russian Cavalry Soldier #1 (uncredited)

François Nadal

as Russian Cavalry Soldier #2 (uncredited)

Guy Thomas

as The Journalist Guy Thomas (uncredited)

Gérard Moisan

as Young Jean (uncredited)