The Story of a Three Day Pass
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Melvin Van Peebles
Harry Baird
Nicole Berger
Christian Marin
Pierre Doris
Hal Brav
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
While stationed in France, Turner, a black American GI, is promoted and given a 3-day pass to Paris. On his first day there, he wanders the streets alone, feeling uncomfortable and lonely. At night he visits a nightclub, hoping the atmosphere will enliven him, but a curt rejection from a beautiful young woman increases his dejection. His spirits brighten, however, when another woman, Miriam, dances and talks with him and, after some coaxing, agrees to accompany him to the seashore the following day. Miriam leaves her job, claiming she is ill, and spends a pleasant day with Turner. They drive in the country, have dinner in a Chinese restaurant, and spend the night together. Only a skirmish in the restaurant, when Turner feels he has been racially insulted by an entertainer, mars their idyll, and even that unpleasantness is short-lived. The following day, however, Turner runs into three buddies from his Army post, and he fears that they will report his having dated a white girl to their captain. Choosing to ignore their presence, Turner spends another day with Miriam, and they vow their love for each other before parting. As Turner feared, he is instantly demoted upon his return to the camp by his bigoted captain. Nevertheless, Turner still has Miriam, or so he thinks, until he calls her at her office and is told that she is "ill," the same excuse she used for her 3 days with Turner.
Director
Melvin Van Peebles
Cast
Harry Baird
Nicole Berger
Christian Marin
Pierre Doris
Hal Brav
Tria French
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed on location in Paris. Paris opening: April 1968 as La permission; running time: 86 min. Original running time: 90 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1967
Released in United States January 1990
Released in United States June 1990
Shown at 1967 San Francisco Film Festival.
Shown at United States Film Festival Park City, Utah January 20-28, 1990.
Shown at Museum of Modern Art, New York City in a Melvin Van Peebles retrospective June 22-30, 1990.
Directorial debut for Melvin Van Peebles.
Actress Berger was killed shortly after production was completed.
Peebles was living in Paris for a number of years and returned to the US with this film.
Released in United States January 1990 (Shown at United States Film Festival Park City, Utah January 20-28, 1990.)
Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at Museum of Modern Art, New York City in a Melvin Van Peebles retrospective June 22-30, 1990.)
Released in United States 1967
Released in United States 1967 (Shown at 1967 San Francisco Film Festival.)
