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The Green Mare: Directed by Claude Autant-Lara. With Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo, Yves Robert. A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
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- Comedy, Drama, History
- Claude Autant-Lara
- 1961-10-23
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.
A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians.
The Green Mare (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In 19th-century France, a green mare is born on the farm of Jules Haudoin, a horse dealer. The phenomenon makes the family wealthy, and when the mare dies, its portrait becomes the Haudoins' most treasured possession. Jules dies and leaves his estate to his sons, Honoré and Ferdinand.
- Claude Autant-Lara
- Bourvil
During the Second Empire, Jules Haudouin, a horse dealer, owes his fortune to a naturally green mare. When he dies, he bequeaths his property to his two sons, Honoré and Ferdinand. Then the war breaks out and Mrs. Haudouin consents to be dishonored by a Prussian officer in order to save her son.
Synopsis. In this French drama a horse dealer is quite surprised when one of his mares foals a green colt. The verdant critter brings his family fame and fortune. When the mare dies, her picture is hung in a prominent place in the house.
