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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
A small village is torn apart by a quarrel between the baker and the italian grocery tenant, mother of a pregnant young girl. She accuses the baker's son, doing his military service in Algeria, to be the father of the would be child. Offended, the baker refuses to deliver bread to the villagers standing on the mother's side.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100103Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1953
February 27, 1953
73 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
Italy
and 14 more22 people
- FernandelFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- Georges ChamaratMr. Aussel, postmaster
- Henri VilbertMayor of Valorgue
- Edmond ArdissonÉvariste, postman
- Leda GloriaMrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
- Pierrette BrunoFrançoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
- Jean GavenAbbot Daniel, village vicar
- Madeleine SylvainMrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
Francis LinelJustin Hébrard, son of Félicien
Antonin BervalNoël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
Mag-AvrilMiss Negret, old maid
Henri AriusAntonin, blacksmith- JCJosé CasaRural ranger
Manuel GaryBus conductor
René GéninArnaud, town hall secretary
André CarnègeSub-prefect
Fernand SardouBrigadier- JMJean MelloGendarme Delcasse
- GGGeo GeorgeyButcher
Jenny HéliaPrudence- MMMarthe MartyLouise
- MSMado StelliFélicie
Directing · 2
- Henri Verneuil Director
- Gérard Ducaux-Rupp Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Pierre Lozach Writer
- Yves Favier Dialogue, Writer
- Jean Manse Adaptation, Dialogue
Production · 8
- Ernest Rupp Producer
- Lorenzo Pegoraro Producer
- Paul Laffargue Unit Manager
- Louis Manella Assistant Unit Manager
- Walter Rupp Production Manager
- Monique Chevallier Production Secretary
Camera · 5
- Charles Suin Director of Photography
- Marcel Franchi Camera Operator
- Jean Castagnier Assistant Camera
- Jacques Chotel Assistant Camera
- Gaston Thonnart Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Christian Gaudin Editor
Sound · 5
- Nino Rota Original Music Composer
- William Robert Sivel Sound Engineer
- Raymond Legrand Music Director
- Arthur Van der Meeren Sound Assistant
- Pierre Zann Sound Assistant
Art · 4
- Robert Giordani Production Design
- Louis Charpeaux Property Master
- Jean Mandaroux Set Decoration
- Jacques d'Ovidio Assistant Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Lina Gallet Makeup Artist
- Yvonne Barie Makeup Artist
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