The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967)
The Story of a Three-Day Pass (French title La Permission) is a black-and-white film written and directed, often in a Nouvelle Vague style, by Melvin Van Peebles, based on a novel he wrote in French, La Permission. Although made in 1967, the film was not released in the U.S. until July 8, 1968. Van Peebles also collaborated on the score with Mickey Baker and sings one of the two songs written for the film, "When My Number Gonna Hit". The other song, "Hard Times", is a man-woman duet; one of the singers is Mickey Baker.
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