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The Departure

The Departure

19676.61h 25m

Overview

A young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice attempts to get a Porsche by all means for his nearing debut race and meets a girl in the same time.

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Written by Jerzy Skolimowski, Andrzej Kostenko
Produced by Bronka Ricquier
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Top Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Marc

Catherine-Isabelle Duport

Catherine-Isabelle Duport

Michèle

Jacqueline Bir

Jacqueline Bir

The Woman

P

Paul Roland

The Boss

P

Paul Frère

Self

L

Leon Dony

Car Salesman

L

Lucien Charbonnier

Sausage Seller

G

Georges Aubrey

J

John Dobrynine

Marc's Friend

Bernard Graczyk

Bernard Graczyk

The Colleague at the Hair Salon

Themes & Keywords

car racecar mechanicbelgiumporsche

About The Departure

The Departure is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1967 exploring themes of car race, car mechanic, belgium, porsche. Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, it stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Catherine-Isabelle Duport, Jacqueline Bir. A young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice attempts to get a Porsche by all means for his nearing debut race and meets a girl in the same time.

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