The Wild Oat
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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
Released Date: 1953-02-27
Runtime: 103 mins
Director: Henri Verneuil
Writer: Pierre Lozach, Yves Favier
Spoken language: Français
Genres: Comedy
Original title: The Wild Oat
Production Companies: Cité Films, Fidès Film, Peg Produzione
Production Countries: France, Italy
Cast
Fernandel
Georges Chamarat
Henri Vilbert
Edmond Ardisson
Leda Gloria
Pierrette Bruno
Jean Gaven
Madeleine Sylvain
Francis Linel
Antonin Berval
Mag-Avril
Georges Briquet
Henri Arius
José Casa
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