The Wild Oat (1953)
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Subtitles for: The Wild Oat (1953)
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.
| Rate | ★ 6.9/10 (22 votes) |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Duration | 1h 43m |
| Country | France, Italy |
| Release | 27 Feb 1953 |
| Language | FR |
| Director | Henri Verneuil |
| Keywords | france village bicycle bakery romance baker bread bread making south of france |
| IMDb | tt0044441 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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Fernandel
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
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Georges Chamarat
Mr. Aussel, postmaster
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Henri Vilbert
Mayor of Valorgue
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Edmond Ardisson
Évariste, postman
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Leda Gloria
Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
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Pierrette Bruno
Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
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Jean Gaven
Abbot Daniel, village vicar
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Madeleine Sylvain
Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
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Francis Linel
Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
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Antonin Berval
Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
