As Jean is walking across the countryside in search of work, he helps and befriends a young woman, Françoise, who is having trouble controlling the cow that she is leading. Jean finds work at a local farm, but he soon finds himself caught...
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| Armand Bour | ... |
Père Fouan
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| René Alexandre | ... |
Jean Macquart - un ouvrier agricole
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Germaine Rouer | ... |
Françoise
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| Jean Hervé | ... |
Louis Buteau
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| Émile Mylo | ... |
Hyacinthe dit Jésus-Christ
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| Berthe Bovy | ... |
La Trouille
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Jeanne Briey | ... |
Lise
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| Jeanne Grumbach | ... |
La Cognette
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Emile Desjardins | ... |
Un berger
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Max Charlier | ... |
Becu
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René Hiéronimus | ... |
Nenesse
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Léon Malavier |
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Michel Floresco | ... |
Le clerc de notaire (uncredited)
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Written by
| André Antoine | ... | () |
| Émile Zola | ... | (novel) |
Music by
| Adrian Johnston | ... | (1991) |
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| Léonce-Henri Burel | ||
| Paul Castanet | ||
| René Gaveau | ||
| René Guichard | ||
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| Georges Denola | ... | assistant director |
| Julien Duvivier | ... | assistant director |
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- Pathé Frères (1921) (France) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Paradox Entertainment Group (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
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As Jean is walking across the countryside in search of work, he helps and befriends a young woman, Françoise, who is having trouble controlling the cow that she is leading. Jean finds work at a local farm, but he soon finds himself caught in the middle of the conflicts in Françoise's family. Her uncle Fouan has just decided to divide everything that he has amongst his two sons and his daughter, hoping that he can then spend the rest of his life at ease. But the details of the division only create bitterness, rivalry, and intrigue. Written by Snow Leopard |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Real-life peasants were hires as extras to add to the realism of the movie. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Music of Light (1995). See more » |