A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.
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1 win & 2 nominations.
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| Michel Piccoli | ... | Pierre Bérard | |
| Romy Schneider | ... | Hélène | |
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Gérard Lartigau | ... | Bertrand Bérard |
| Jean Bouise | ... | François | |
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Boby Lapointe | ... | Le bétailleur |
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Hervé Sand | ... | Le camionneur |
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Jacques Richard | ... | L'infirmier |
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Betty Beckers | ... | L'autostoppeuse |
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Dominique Zardi | ... | L'autostoppeur |
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Gabrielle Doulcet | ... | Guitte |
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Roger Crouzet | ... | Le promoteur |
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Henri Nassiet | ... | M. Bérard, le père de Pierre |
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Claude Confortès | ... | Le docteur |
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Jerry Brouer | ... | Le prétendant |
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Jean Gras | ... | Georges, le chef de chantier |
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Pierre, a successful engineer in building highways has a traffic accident. Being seriously wounded, he is lying waiting for death and remembering his past in flashbacks. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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Written by Philippe Sarde
Performed by Jean-Michel Defaye Et Son Orchestre
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Cigarette count: 46 See more »Goofs
In the car crash scene, the stunt double for Michel Piccoli is seen wearing brown gloves in close-ups. However Piccoli is bare-handed while driving. See more »Quotes
Hélène: Tu m'aimes parce que je suis là. Mais s'il faut traverser la rue pour me rejoindre tu es perdu.See more »
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L'Accident RalentiWritten by Philippe Sarde
Performed by Jean-Michel Defaye Et Son Orchestre
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FrenchRelease Date:
13 March 1970 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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$5,063Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$5,063Company Credits
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in its small aspects. as the traits of an accident. as choices and happy days and love and expectations and miracles and secrets and summer days and bicycle ways and smiles and words and choices. a film like others by Claude Sautet. a film like many others from French cinema. the difference - the special chemistry between Romy Schneider and Michel Piccoli. this is the detail who does difference. and impose a special flavor to a simple and ordinary story.