Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Henri VerneuilDirector
- Yves FavierWriter
- Pierre LozachWriter
- Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- FernandelFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- Georges ChamaratMr. Aussel, postmaster
- Henri VilbertMayor of Valorgue
- Edmond ArdissonÉvariste, postman
- Leda GloriaMrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
- Pierrette BrunoFrançoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
- Jean GavenAbbot Daniel, village vicar
- Madeleine SylvainMrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
- Francis LinelJustin Hébrard, son of Félicien
- Antonin BervalNoël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
- Mag-AvrilMiss Negret, old maid
- Georges BriquetCast
Stills
Themes
francevillagebicyclebakeryromancebakerbreadbread makingsouth of france