Film
The Wild Oat
1953 · 1h 43m · Comedy
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- 6.4
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Overview
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.
Cast
Fernandel
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Georges Chamarat
Mr. Aussel, postmaster
Henri Vilbert
Mayor of Valorgue
Edmond Ardisson
Évariste, postman
Leda Gloria
Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Pierrette Bruno
Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Jean Gaven
Abbot Daniel, village vicar
Madeleine Sylvain
Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
Francis Linel
Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
Antonin Berval
Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
Mag-Avril
Miss Negret, old maid
Georges Briquet
Henri Arius
Antonin, blacksmith
José Casa
Rural ranger
Manuel Gary
Bus conductor
René Génin
Arnaud, town hall secretary
Crew
- Henri VerneuilDirector
- Pierre LozachWriter
- Yves FavierWriter
- Lorenzo PegoraroProducer
- Ernest RuppProducer
- Charles SuinDirector of Photography
- Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer
- Christian GaudinEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 27, 1953
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Comedy
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