---
title: 'And Hope to Die (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'René Clément'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/and-hope-to-die-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068420/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# And Hope to Die (1972)

1972 · 122 min · Drama · France, Italy

Original title: La Course du lièvre à travers les champs

## Synopsis

And Hope to Die is a 1972 crime thriller film directed by René Clément, and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea Massari, and Aldo Ray. An international co-production between France and Italy, the film centers on a French fugitive on the run in Canada (Trintignant), who becomes embroiled in a heist in Montreal. It is loosely based on the 1954 novel Black Friday by American author David Goodis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [René Clément](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-clement)
- **Screenplay:** [René Clément](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-clement), [Sébastien Japrisot](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastien-japrisot)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francis Lai](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-lai)
- **Producer:** [Serge Silberman](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-silberman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edmond Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-richard)

## Cast

- [Robert Party](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-party)
- [Jean Coutu](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-coutu)
- [Jean-Louis Trintignant](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-trintignant)
- [Daniel Breton](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-breton)
- [Robert Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ryan)
- [Martine Ferrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/martine-ferriere)
- [Jean Gaven](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gaven)
- [Aubert Pallascio](https://cinepixo.com/people/aubert-pallascio)
- [Lea Massari](https://cinepixo.com/people/lea-massari)
- [Tisa Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/tisa-farrow)
- [André Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-lawrence)
- [Aldo Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-ray)
- [Emmanuelle Béart](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-beart)
- [Germaine de France](https://cinepixo.com/people/germaine-de-france)
- [Nicole Desailly](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-desailly)

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