The Green Mare (1959)
A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians. Following this denunciation, their non-commissioned officer enters the Haudouin home and rapes the mother while Honoré is hidden under the bed. The resentment already existing between the Haudouin and Maloret families turns to hatred... A letter recalling the events is lost, which doesn't help matters.
Director: Claude Autant-Lara
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Bourvil as Honoré Haudouin |
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Francis Blanche as Ferdinand Haudouin |
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Yves Robert as Zèphe Maloret |
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Sandra Milo as Margerite Maloret |
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Julien Carette as Philibert |
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Valérie Lagrange as Juliette Haudouin |
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Marie Déa as Anaïs Maloret |
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Guy Bertil as Toucheur |
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Mireille Perrey as Mother Haudouin |
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Georges Wilson as Jules Haudouin |
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Amédée as Ernest Haudoin, the son |
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Marie Mergey as Adélaïde Haudoin |
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Claude Sainlouis as Noël Maloret |
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Nicole Mirel as Aline |
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Hans Verner as Prussian non-commissioned officer |
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Michel Bardinet as Painter |
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Martine Havet as Mouton |
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Benoîte Labb as Hélène Haudoin |
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Ernest Varial as Feldwebel who rapes mother Haudoin |
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François Nocher as Frédéric Maloret |
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Achille Zavatta as Déodat, postman |
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Émile Riandreys as |
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Henri Coutet as Cemetery employee (uncredited) |
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Johnny Monteilhet as Tintin Maloret (uncredited) |
| Directing | Claude Autant-Lara | Director |
| Writing | Marcel Aymé | Writer |
| Writing | Jean Aurenche | Writer |