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In a small Gallic village, tourists are regaled by street entertainers and brash prostitutes. One of the tourists, a black girl named Bessie, falls in love with local villager Bob, and he with her. Soon racial tensions erupt volcanically among tourists and townsfolk alike. All is forgiven when the respective parents of the hero and heroine save the village's water supply.
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Status
Released
Release Date
May 6, 1959
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Drama
User Score
60%
Original Title
Les tripes au soleil
Production Companies
Lodice-Zodiaque-Globe, Zodiaque Productions, Globe Films International, Les Films Fernand Rivers
Director
Claude Bernard-Aubert
Description
In a small Gallic village, tourists are regaled by street entertainers and brash prostitutes. One of the tourists, a black girl named Bessie, falls in love with local villager Bob, and he with her. Soon racial tensions erupt volcanically among tourists and townsfolk alike. All is forgiven when the respective parents of the hero and heroine save the village's water supply.
Cast
Crew
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