Happy He Who Like Ulysses

Happy He Who Like Ulysses

1970 · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy

For 25 years now, under the Provence sun, Antonin, a farmhand, has shared his work and everyday life with a horse named Ulysse. What a shock when Pascal, the farmer, tells him he has decided to sell Ulysse to a picador for being too old. Not only will he be separated from his faithful companion, but he is well aware too that the arenas of Arles mean death for Ulysse. Being unable to stand such injustice, Antonin runs away from the farm in the company of Ulysse. Together, they go through the Lubéron, the Baux de Provence, the Alpilles, the Crau and the Vaccarès. Yet, their journey is no pleasure cruise, specially when it comes to crossing National Road 7. After a visit to Marcellin, an old friend of his, Antonin sets off again with Ulysse, this time towards the Rhône River.

Directed by Henri Colpi · Written by André Var

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Fernandel Antonin
Rellys Marcellin
Mireille Audibert Juliette
Gilberte Rivet Madame Pascal
Evelyne Séléna Ginette
Henri Tisot Gendarme at the Plan-d'Orgon crossroads
Hélène Tossy Mathilde
Max Amyl Pascal
Edmond Ardisson Boules player
Lucien Barjon Firmin
Marcel Charvey Léon
Jean Franval

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