The Old Guard
1960 · 85 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy
Three friends leave their village for a retirement home travelling the countryside
Directed by Gilles Grangier
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Jean Gabin Jean-Marie Pejat, bicycle repairer -
Pierre Fresnay Baptiste Talon, retired SNCF employee -
Noël-Noël Blaise Poulossière, pig farmer -
Mona Goya Catherine, boss of the farm -
André Dalibert Anselme Poulossière, son of Blaise -
Yane Barry Mariette, Blaise's granddaughter -
Hélène Dieudonné Mother Superior of the “Gouyette” hospice -
Guy Decomble Coach driver -
Alexandre Rignault Farmer who receives Blaise -
Paul Mercey Mayor of the village -
Paul Bisciglia Jojo, Mariette's fiancé -
Robert Dalban Jérôme Ardouin, gravedigger
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