Synopsis
A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds
Movie Information
- Director
- Alain Tanner
- Writers
- Alain Tanner
- Release Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Fantasy
- Language
- FR
- Country
- France, Switzerland
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (11 votes)
Top Cast
Trevor Howard
Yoshka Poliakeff
Mick Ford
Jonas
Bernice Stegers
Betty
Henri Virlogeux
Le notaire
Odile Schmitt
Dancer
Joe Pilkington
Thomas
Johnny Murphy
Gerard Mannix Flynn
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