One of this man's films was based on George Perry's novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand, and was boycotted by the Ku Klux Klan because of its depiction of the Tucker family.
One of this man's films was based on George Perry's novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand, and was boycotted by the Ku Klux Klan because of its depiction of the Tucker family. An earlier film by this man was shot in the Okefenokee Swamp and featured Walter Brennan as Tom Keefer. In addition to The Southerner and Swamp Water, his so-called American films include The Diary of a Chambermaid, though he is better known for European films like A Day in the Country and a 1937 film which features such characters as Captain Boeldieu, Lieutenant Maréchal, and Captain von Rauffenstein. FTP, name this French director of The Grand Illusion and Rules of the Game.
One of this man's films was based on George Perry's novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand, and was boycotted by the Ku Klux Klan because of its depiction of the Tucker family.
Jean {Renoir}