Film

Beggars and Proud Ones

1972 · 1h 30m · Comedy · Crime · Drama

IMDb

7.9

Hadjis, a philosophy professor in his thirties, put his spiritual concepts into practice when he left Europe to settle in a working-class district of Tunis, where he lived in destitution. Together with two followers of his philosophy, a medical student and a poet, they form a close-knit, wise cenacle. Unfortunately, Hadjis strangles a prostitute while on a hashish binge. The police put an officer in charge of the investigation, and he soon tracked down the murderer. But, converted by the three friends to their philosophy, he ends his investigation and leaves the police to join them.

Georges Moustaki

Hadjis

Gabriele Ferzetti

Gérard Falconetti

Nadia Samir

The Prostitute

Boudjema Bouhada

Yeghen

Anissa Lofti

• Jacques PoitrenaudDirector
• Georges MoustakiWriter
• Albert CosseryWriter

Release date

April 5, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Comedy, Crime, Drama