The Wild Oat (1953) is a comedy directed by Henri Verneuil rated 6.9/10.
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.
Released: 1953-02-27
Duration: 1h 43m
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Director: Henri Verneuil
Writer: Pierre Lozach, Yves Favier
Cast: Fernandel, Georges Chamarat, Henri Vilbert, Edmond Ardisson
Production: Cité Films, Fidès Film
Fernandel
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Georges Chamarat
Mr. Aussel, postmaster
Henri Vilbert
Mayor of Valorgue
Edmond Ardisson
Évariste, postman
Leda Gloria
Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Pierrette Bruno
Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Jean Gaven
Abbot Daniel, village vicar
Madeleine Sylvain
Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
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