Return from Africa
1973, French. Directed by Alain Tanner.
A young Swiss couple, Vincent and Françoise, plan to leave Geneva and settle in Africa: a friend of theirs living in Algeria promises to give them a job there.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 23 March 1973
- Original title
- Le Retour d’Afrique
- Country
- Switzerland, France
- Written by
- Alain Tanner, John Berger
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Return from Africa runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Return from Africa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 March 1973. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Return from Africa?
Return from Africa (1973) was directed by Alain Tanner and stars Josée Destoop, François Marthouret, Juliet Berto.