The Story of a Three-Day Pass
- The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Infobox Film
name = The Story of a Three-Day Pass
caption = DVD cover.
director = Melvin Van Peebles
producer = Guy Belfond
eproducer = Gaston Doha
aproducer =
writer = Melvin Van Peebles
starring = Harry Baird
Nicole Berger
music = Melvin Van Peebles
cinematography = Michel Kelber
editing = Liliane Korb
distributor = Sigma III Corp.
released = July 8, 1968
runtime = 87 min.
country = France
awards =
language = English
French
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
amg_id = A47115
imdb_id = 0063646
"The Story of a Three-Day Pass" is a 1968 film written and directed by Melvin Van Peebles, based on his novel, "La Permission".
It tells the story of Turner (Harry Baird), a Black army man who meets a White Parisian named Miriam (Nicole Berger). The pair spends a weekend together, enjoying their romance but also struggling with the complexities of racism. Eventually their miscegenation is reported to Turner's Captain (Hal Brav) and he's restricted to barracks where he realizes the futility of such amorous adventures.
External links
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* [http://www.blaxploitation.com/s_364.html "La Permission" EP info from Blaxploitation.com]
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