And Hope to Die (1972)

Released: 1972-09-15 Duration: 2hr 22min

Genres: Crime Thriller

Rating 6.3

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From this split-second on these men are going to be very rich... or very dead!

Overview

A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.

Production Companies

Greenwich Film Production

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	fr
Popularity	3.417

Directed By

René Clément

Crew

Sound Mixer
Jacques Carrère

Sound Editor
Michèle Boëhm

Sound Mix Technician
Jacqueline Porel

Still Photographer
Yves Manciet

Assistant Editor
Catherine Ganz

Makeup Artist
Monique Archambault

Foley Artist
Daniel Couteau

Assistant Sound Editor
Michèle Amsellem

Assistant Editor
Alexis Pezas

Art Direction
Pierre Guffroy

Second Film Editor
Françoise Diot

Costume Design
Olympe Watelle

Dialogue Coach
Frawley Becker

Assistant Art Director
Albert Rajau

Special Effects
André Trielli

Production Supervisor
Ulrich Picard

Assistant Camera
André Clément

Special Effects
Roger Bollengier

Unit Production Manager
Sylviane Cahay

Boom Operator
Patrick Rousseau

Assistant Camera
Paul Cot

Script Supervisor
Monique Herran

Set Dresser
Pierre Lefait

Special Effects
Daniel Braunschweig

Screenplay
Sébastien Japrisot

Makeup Artist
Alex Archambault

Second Assistant Director
Jean-Jacques Beineix

First Assistant Director
Pierre Lary

Assistant Sound Editor
Claude Villand

Sound
Guy Villette

Electrician
Marcel Policard

Unit Production Manager
Jean Lara

Costume Design
Louise Jobin

Property Master
François Suné

Camera Operator
Georges Pastier

Key Grip
René Menuset

Unit Manager
Jean-Jacques Schpoliansky

Second Assistant Director
Arnie Gelbart

Novel
David Goodis

Director
René Clément

Producer
Serge Silberman

Editor
Roger Dwyre

Original Music Composer
Francis Lai

Director of Photography
Edmond Richard

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