The Green Mare (French: La jument verte) is a 1959 French comedy-drama historical film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo and Yves Robert. The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. It is based on the novel The Green Mare by Marcel Aymé.

La jument verte
Directed byClaude Autant-Lara
Written byJean Aurenche
Pierre Bost
(adaptation & dialogue)
Based on(It is based on the novel)
(The Green Mare by)
Marcel Aymé
Produced byMoris Ergas
StarringBourvil
Francis Blanche
Sandra Milo
Yves Robert
CinematographyJacques Natteau
Edited byMadeleine Gug
Music byRené Cloërec
Color processEastmancolor
Production
companies
Raimbourg
S.O.P.A.C.
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont
Star Presse
Zebra Films
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 29 October 1959 (1959-10-29)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

The film premiered on 29 October 1959. It had 5,294,328 admissions in France.[1]

Plot

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The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870), a neighbor betrays Ernest Haudouin to the Prussians. Captain Prussian wills Jument Verte to arrest Haudouin.

Cast

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  • Bourvil as Honoré Haudouin
  • Francis Blanche as Ferdinand Haudouin
  • Sandra Milo as Marguerite Maloret
  • Yves Robert as Zèphe Maloret
  • Julien Carette as Philibert (as Carette
  • Valérie Lagrange as Juliette Haudouin
  • Marie Déa as Anaïs Maloret
  • Guy Bertil as Toucheur
  • Mireille Perrey as La mère Haudouin
  • Georges Wilson as Jules Haudouin
  • Amédée as Ernest Haudoin, le fils
  • Marie Mergey as Adélaïde Haudoin
  • Claude Sainlouis as Noël Maloret
  • Nicole Mirel as Aline
  • Hans Verner as Le sous-officier prussien (as Jean Verner)
  • Michel Bardinet as Le peintre
  • Martine Havet as Mouton
  • Benoîte Labb as Hélène Haudoin
  • Ernest Varial as Le feldwebel qui viole la mère Haudoin
  • François Nocher as Frédéric Maloret
  • Achille Zavatta as Déodat - le facteur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La Jument verte". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2014-09-29.
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