A dramatization of a short story by Ambrose Bierce set during the American Civil War in which a Confederate citizen stands on the scaffold, about to be hanged, and seems, by a series of miracles, to escape death. See also: The story ‘La Riviere de Hibou’ is available separately on 16mm in the NLA Collection (#0087311). See also: Interview with Robert Enrico about this work in ‘Le Desordre et Apres’ (X000659).
Credits: Producers, Henry Deutschmeister, Robert Hossein, Paul de Roubaix ; director, writer, Robert Enrico ; photography, Jean Boffety ; music, Henri Lanoe.
Cast: Roger Jacquet, Anne Cornaly, Anker Larsen.
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ACMI Identifier
X000307
Languages
English
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)