The Wild Oat

The Wild Oat

1953
1h 43m
6.7

6.7/10

20 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cité Films Fidès Film Peg Produzione
Production Countries
France Italy
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Boulanger de Valorgue
Release Date February 27, 1953
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0044441

Cast

Fernandel
Fernandel

Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker

Georges Chamarat
Georges Chamarat

Mr. Aussel, postmaster

Henri Vilbert
Henri Vilbert

Mayor of Valorgue

Edmond Ardisson
Edmond Ardisson

Évariste, postman

Leda Gloria
Leda Gloria

Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise

Pierrette Bruno
Pierrette Bruno

Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti

Jean Gaven
Jean Gaven

Abbot Daniel, village vicar

Madeleine Sylvain
Madeleine Sylvain

Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien

Francis Linel
Francis Linel

Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien

Antonin Berval
Antonin Berval

Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman

Mag-Avril
Mag-Avril

Miss Negret, old maid

Georges Briquet
Georges Briquet

Key Crew

Henri Verneuil
Director
Pierre Lozach
Writer
Yves Favier
Writer
Lorenzo Pegoraro
Producer
Ernest Rupp
Producer