In 1942, a French prisoner of war in Germany decides to escape to France using a cow held by a lunge as a decoy. He crosses all Germany in this way.
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Title: The Cow and I (1959)
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| Fernandel | ... | Charles Bailly - prisonnier de guerre | |
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Pierre-Louis | ... | Hauptmann Müller - évadé déguisé en SS (as Pierre Louis) |
| Ellen Schwiers | ... | Josepha alias 'Marlène' - la fermière | |
| Ingeborg Schöner | ... | Helga | |
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Heinrich Gretler | ... | Bockmann |
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Richard Winckler | ... | Hauptmann Rupp - évadé déguisé en SS |
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Bernard Musson | ... | Pommier - prisonnier de guerre |
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Maurice Nasil | ... | Bertoux - prisonnier de guerre |
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René Havard | ... | Vicomte Bussière - prisonnier de guerre |
| Albert Rémy | ... | Colinet - prisonnier de guerre dans la scierie | |
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Franziska Kinz | ... | La Mere d'Helga |
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Benno Hoffmann | ... | Un Garde |
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Franz Muxeneder | ... | (scenes deleted) |
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Marcel Rouzé | ||
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Marguerite | ... | a Star |
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In 1942, a French prisoner of war in Germany decides to escape to France using a cow held by a lunge as a decoy. He crosses all Germany in this way. Written by Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>
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FERNANDEL MEETS MARGUERITE...And only the broadminded French could tell the whole story of their very unusual and hilarious romance!Genres:
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I saw this film rather by coincidence, but I'm glad I did. I didn't know the film, and I'm not particularly fond of French movies (not necessarily a hater too), but I started watching and was soon hooked. It's a nice little film about a French prisoner of war who wants to escape Germany with a cow by his side (pretending he's taking the cow someplace).
Although this premise may sound a bit thick (or thin, as you wish), it's a thoroughly enjoyable movie, with some heartfelt and funny moments, as well as a few moments of suspense. Fernandel gives an excellent performance, happily with few fringes, as the movie could easily have been turned into a flat cheesy comedy by a lesser actor. A lot of credit goes out the photography, it's superb, I felt like I could hang every frame of the movie on my wall (as is often the case with them old black and white movies). Loved it.