The Wild Oat

The Wild Oat (1953)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1953-02-27
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 18 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Cité Films
  • Production Country: France, Italy
  • Director: Henri Verneuil
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From 18 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • Fernandel

    as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
  • Georges Chamarat

    as Mr. Aussel, postmaster
  • Henri Vilbert

    as Mayor of Valorgue
  • Edmond Ardisson

    as Évariste, postman
  • Leda Gloria

    as Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
  • Pierrette Bruno

    as Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
  • Jean Gaven

    as Abbot Daniel, village vicar
  • Madeleine Sylvain

    as Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
  • Francis Linel

    as Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
  • Antonin Berval

    as Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
  • Mag-Avril

    as Miss Negret, old maid
  • Georges Briquet

    as
  • Henri Arius

    as Antonin, blacksmith
  • José Casa

    as Rural ranger
  • Manuel Gary

    as Bus conductor
  • René Génin

    as Arnaud, town hall secretary
  • André Carnège

    as Sub-prefect
  • Fernand Sardou

    as Brigadier
  • Jean Mello

    as Gendarme Delcasse
  • Geo Georgey

    as Butcher
  • Jenny Hélia

    as Prudence
  • Marthe Marty

    as Louise
  • Mado Stelli

    as Félicie
  • Pierre Vinassac

    as
  • Luigi Rumbo

    as
  • Luigi Giaccone

    as
  • Angelo Cecchelin

    as
  • Jole Silvani

    as
Directing Henri Verneuil Director
Camera Charles Suin Director of Photography
Writing Yves Favier Writer
Sound Arthur Van der Meeren Sound Assistant
Writing Pierre Lozach Writer
Art Jean Mandaroux Set Decoration
Sound Pierre Zann Sound Assistant
Production Jacques Bar Delegated Producer
Costume & Make-Up Lina Gallet Makeup Artist
Camera Marcel Franchi Camera Operator
Editing Christian Gaudin Editor
Writing Jean Manse Adaptation
Writing Jean Manse Dialogue
Writing Yves Favier Dialogue
Art Robert Giordani Production Design
Directing Gérard Ducaux-Rupp Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Yvonne Barie Makeup Artist
Art Louis Charpeaux Property Master
Art Jacques d'Ovidio Assistant Set Decoration
Camera Jean Castagnier Assistant Camera
Camera Jacques Chotel Assistant Camera
Camera Gaston Thonnart Still Photographer
Sound Nino Rota Original Music Composer
Production Walter Rupp Production Manager
Production Paul Laffargue Unit Manager
Production Lorenzo Pegoraro Producer
Production Ernest Rupp Producer
Sound Raymond Legrand Music Director
Production Charles Auvergne Location Manager
Production Monique Chevallier Production Secretary
Production Louis Manella Assistant Unit Manager
Sound William Robert Sivel Sound Engineer

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