The harsh life of a troubled young man provides the basis of this grim French tragedy that begins when the fellow stops into a shop to buy a pack of the title cigarettes. There he meets a pretty shop girl with whom he falls in love and eventually marries. It was a foolish choice, for the two cannot get along and constantly fight. Things get worse when the husband resumes his criminal activities and gets caught. The two are about to divorce when the woman gets pregnant. The time comes for their baby to be born and while sitting in the waiting room, the husband reflects upon his past activities, which are revealed via flashback.
Cast
Annie Girardot
La mère
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Ivan à 30 ans
Nella Bielski
Jeanne
Bruno Cremer
Le père
Georges Demestre
Ivan à 6 ans
Anne Wiazemsky
L'infirmière
Tanya Lopert
La Mort
Karina Gondy
L'assistante sociale
Henri Garcin
L'ambulancier rabatteur
Tsilla Chelton
La directrice
Liza Braconnier
Infirmière
Jean Lescot
Un chasseur
Marcello Pagliero
Le marchand bohémien
François Périer
Le juge
José Varela
Le juriste
Crew
Michel Cournot
Director, Writer
Agnès Guillemot
Editor
Alain Levent
Director of Photography
Alain Belmondo
Assistant Director
Philippe Fourastié
Assistant Director
Georges Dancigers
Producer
Claude Lelouch
Producer
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Producer
Armand Marco
Camera Operator
Sofie Maltzeff
Costume Design
Aïda Carange
Makeup Supervisor
Jacques Maumont
Sound Mixer
Jean Baronnet
Sound
Krzysztof Penderecki
Original Music Composer
Pierre Zucca
Still Photographer
Suzanne Schiffman
Script Supervisor
Roger Delattre
Electrician
Roger Robert
Key Grip
Pierre Laurent
Production Manager
Edmond Freess
Art Direction
Guy Littaye
Art Direction
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