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Light Years Away (1981) — Ligoscope

Light Years Away

Light Years Away

1981 · 107 min · Directed by Alain Tanner

★ 7.1(10 TMDB votes)

An old man with a secret... A young man seeking an answer...

A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds

Cast

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Yoshka Poliakeff

Mick Ford

Mick Ford

Jonas

Bernice Stegers

Bernice Stegers

Betty

Henri Virlogeux

Henri Virlogeux

Le notaire

Odile Schmitt

Odile Schmitt

Dancer

Joe Pilkington

Thomas

Johnny Murphy

Johnny Murphy

Gerard Mannix Flynn

Crew

Director: Alain Tanner
Producer: Yves Peyrot, Pierre Héros
Writer: Daniel Odier, Alain Tanner
Editor: Brigitte Sousselier
Composer: Arié Dzierlatka
Sound: Alain Lachassagne

Details

Studios: Slotint, Phoenix
Countries: France, Switzerland
Languages: English
Release: May 20, 1981

Themes

drifterflying machine

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