The Green Mare

The Green Mare

1959 · 90 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Drama

A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians. Following this denunciation, their non-commissioned officer enters the Haudouin home and rapes the mother while Honoré is hidden under the bed. The resentment already existing between the Haudouin and Maloret families turns to hatred... A letter recalling the events is lost, which doesn't help matters.

Directed by Claude Autant-Lara · Written by Marcel Aymé

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Bourvil Honoré Haudouin
Francis Blanche Ferdinand Haudouin
Yves Robert Zèphe Maloret
Sandra Milo Margerite Maloret
Julien Carette Philibert
Valérie Lagrange Juliette Haudouin
Marie Déa Anaïs Maloret
Guy Bertil Toucheur
Mireille Perrey Mother Haudouin
Georges Wilson Jules Haudouin
Amédée Ernest Haudoin, the son
Marie Mergey Adélaïde Haudoin

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