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The Wild Oat (1953)

Original title: Le Boulanger de Valorgue

1953-02-27 · 1h 43m · FR
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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.

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Henri VerneuilDirectorJean ManseWriterYves FavierWriterPierre LozachWriter

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FernandelFernandelFélicien HébrardEdmond ArdissonEdmond ArdissonLe facteurJean GavenJean Gavenl'abbé DanielPierrette BrunoPierrette BrunoFrançoise ZanettiGeorges ChamaratGeorges ChamaratMr Aussel, le receveurMadeleine SylvainMadeleine SylvainClotilde HébrardLeda GloriaLeda GloriaMme Zanetti, l'épicièreHenri VilbertHenri Vilbertle maireFrancis LinelFrancis LinelJustin HébrardAntonin BervalAntonin BervalCourtecuisseMag-AvrilMag-AvrilMlle Negret, la vieille filleHenri AriusHenri AriusAntonin, le forgeron

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference288338Actor preference308433 · 254729 · 197890Country preferenceFrDecade preference1950

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What is The Wild Oat about?

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.

How long is The Wild Oat?

The Wild Oat has a runtime of 103 minutes.