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Sep 15, 1972 · ...And Hope to Die: Directed by René Clément. With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea Massari, Aldo Ray. A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.
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- Crime, Drama
- René Clément
- 1972-09-15
And Hope to Die (French: La course du lièvre à travers les champs, Italian: La corsa della lepre attraverso i campi) is a 1972 French-Italian-Canadian crime-drama film directed by René Clément and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Aldo Ray and Robert Ryan.
Jul 6, 2017 · The phrase cross my heart (and hope to die) is used to emphasise the truthfulness and sincerity of what one is saying, from the action of making a small sign of the cross over one’s heart, which sometimes accompanies the words.
CROSS MY HEART (AND HOPE TO DIE) meaning: 1. said to show that what you have just said or promised is completely true or sincere 2. said to…. Learn more.
Cross one’s heart and hope to die is first cited from the early 20th century as a children’s oath emphasising that one is telling the truth. Why it should suddenly materialise in the 20th century has never been explained.
A French criminal moves to Canada where he joins a gang who intend to kidnap a crimelord's mentally challenged daughter. When they do kidnap the girl she accidentally dies, but the group continue with their plan as nothing has gone wrong.
Attest to the truth of something; solemnly assure someone that the truth has been spoken. For example, I did lock the door—cross my heart and hope to die!
