The Wild Oat (1953)
- Comedy
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.
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (23 votes)
- Release date
- February 27, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Language
- French
- Director
- Henri Verneuil
- Status
- Released
Top cast
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
Georges Briquet
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