From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas (http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm) compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected])

V6970 VIVRE POUR VIVRE (FRANCE/ITALY, 1967) (Other titles: )

Credits: director, ; writers, Pierre Uytterhoeven, Claude Lelouch. Cast: , Candice Bergen, Annie Girardot, Irene Tunc, Uta Taeger. Summary: Melodrama set in contemporary , Africa and South Vietnam. Robert (Montand) is a French television news reporter who often travels abroad. Catherine (Girardot), his wife, knows he has affairs with other women. Robert meets and falls in love with Candice (Bergen), a young American model, and takes her on a trip to Kenya. When they return to , Robert goes to Amsterdam to spend some time with Catherine, but Candice follows him there. Catherine discovers their affair and leaves Robert. Six months late a remorseful Robert breaks off his relationship with Candice. He is then sent to Vietnam where he is taken prisoner by the Viet Cong. After his release, he tries to reunite with Catherine.

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