A Walk with Love and Death (1969) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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A student (played by Assi Dayan) decides to leave Paris and the University during the War of the Roses. He walks through the French countryside and encounters a variety of people, each of whom has been affected by the violence of the time in different ways. He meets a beautiful young noblewoman (played by Angelica Huston, in her first role) and takes shelter in her father's castle for one night. Several days later, the news reaches him that the castle has been burned by peasants. He returns to find the noblewoman all alone, and they become lovers wandering the countryside.

Cast & Crew

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John Huston

Anjelica Huston

Assaf Dayan

Anthony Corlan

John Hallam

Robert Lang

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Historical

Romance

Release Date

Jan 1969

Premiere Information

New York opening: 5 Oct 1969

Production Company

Twentieth Century--Fox Film Corp.

Country

United States

Location

Austria; Italy

Screenplay Information

Based on the novel A Walk with Love and Death by Hans Koningsberger (New York, 1961).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 30m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (DeLuxe)

Synopsis

Heron of Foix leaves his university in Paris to seek adventure. Traveling across France during the chaos of the Hundred Years War, he sees the French fighting the English and the peasants in revolt against the landowners. He meets Claudia, a wealthy lord's daughter whose home has been overrun by peasants, and he takes her to her uncle, Robert the Elder, a nobleman who has joined the peasants' cause. Claudia wants revenge, but Heron, remembering the ravages of war and death, urges peace. Eventually, they find shelter in a monastery that is about to be attacked by soldiers. The monks flee as the soldiers approach, but Heron and Claudia perform a wedding ceremony for themselves and await death.

Director

John Huston

Cast

Anjelica Huston

Assaf Dayan

Anthony Corlan

John Hallam

Robert Lang

Guy Deghy

Michael Gough

George Murcell

Eileen Murphy

Anthony Nicholls

Father Superior

Joseph O'connor

John Huston

Robert the Elder

John Franklin

Francis Heim

Knight lieutenant

Melvyn Hayes

1st entertainer

Barry Keegan

Nicholas Smith

Antoinette Reuss

Gilles Ségal

Med Hondo

Luis Masson

Eugen Ledebur

Otto Dworak

Max Sulz

John Veenenbos

Dieter Tressler

Paul Hoer

Myra Malik

Michael Baronne

Yvan Strogoff

Crew

Renato Cadueri

Carter De Haven

Carter Dehaven [iii]

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Music comp & Conductor

Rotislav Duboujinsky

Costume executed by

Basil Fenton-smith

Leonor Fini

Wolfgang Glattes

Assistant Director

Stephen Grimes

Production Design

Gladys Hill

Associate to john huston

Gladys Hill

Leslie Hodgson

John Huston

Hans Koningsberger

Robert Lennard

Casting Director

Lucie Lichtig

Script Supervisor

Russell Lloyd

Josie Macavin

Eunice Mountjoy-beharrel

Annalisa Nasalli-rocca

Wardrobe Supervisor

Wolfgang Odelga

Richard Overstreet

Assistant Director

Margarete Pitter

Laci Von Ronay

Production Manager

Ted Scaife

Director of Photography

Neville Smallwood

Dale Wasserman

Associate Producer

Dale Wasserman

Ken Withers

Camera Operator

Wolf Witzemann

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Historical

Romance

Release Date

Jan 1969

Premiere Information

New York opening: 5 Oct 1969

Production Company

Twentieth Century--Fox Film Corp.

Country

United States

Location

Austria; Italy

Screenplay Information

Based on the novel A Walk with Love and Death by Hans Koningsberger (New York, 1961).

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 30m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color (DeLuxe)

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Filmed in Austria and Italy.

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall October 5, 1969

Film debut for actress Anjelica Huston.

Released in United States Fall October 5, 1969

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