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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Madame Husson and her circle of holier-than-thou ladies (including an old maid Madame Cadenas)are looking for a chaste and pure girl who will win a hefty sum.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 63
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −16 min on the typical 100
typical 10084Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1950
September 20, 1950
76 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
and 13 more20 people
- BourvilIsidore Pastouret
- Jacqueline PagnolÉlodie
- Germaine DermozMme Husson
- Mireille Perreyla comtesse de Blonville
- Pauline CartonVirginie Pastouret, la mère
- Yvette EtiévantMarie, la jeune paysanne
- Jeanne VéniatMme Pitard
- Nina MyralMme de Gondreville
Germaine ReuverNicoline, la mère de Marie- GBGeorges BaconnetM. Laboureur, le maire
Christian LudeM. Barbesol, le docteur
Albert Duvaleixle curé de Gisors
Henri VilbertLe brigadier
Jean DunotPolyte, le fermier
Suzanne DehellyMademoiselle Irène Cadenat- FBFernand BlotUn conseiller communal (uncredited)
André DalibertCélestin, un conseiller communal (uncredited)- MFMarcelle FéryUne cliente de l'épicerie Pastouret (uncredited)
Marcel LocheUn conseiller communal (uncredited)- ÉLÉtienne LorinLe chef d'orchestre (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Jean Boyer Director
Writing · 2
- Marcel Pagnol Writer
- Guy de Maupassant Novel
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