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| Philippe Noiret | ... | Alexandre Gartempe | |
| Françoise Brion | ... | Eliane Gartempe dite La Grande | |
| Marlène Jobert | ... | Agathe Bordeaux | |
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Paul Le Person | ... | Sanguin |
| Tsilla Chelton | ... | Madame Bouillot | |
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Léonce Corne | ... | Le père Lamendin |
| Pierre Richard | ... | Colibert | |
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Jean Saudray | ... | Pinton |
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Kaly | ... | Le chien d'Alexandre |
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Pierre Barnley | ... | Le curé |
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Marcel Bernier | ... | Malicorne |
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Bernard Charlan | ... | Le maire |
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Madeleine Damien | ... | Madame Boisseau |
| Pierre Maguelon | ... | Verglandier | |
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Marie Marc | ... | La vieille maman de la Grande |
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Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him. Written by Adalberto Fornario
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
9 February 1968 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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MonoColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
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Written by Francis Lemarque
Performed by Isabelle Aubret
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Le ciel, la terre et l'eauWritten by Francis Lemarque
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The second time I saw this film was on TV in France, on a Sunday afternoon in the seventies. I had enjoyed it so much the first time that I had no hesitation in settling down to see it again. Halfway through the film I was getting puzzled by stuff I didn't remember -- and it wasn't until nearly the end that I realized that the first time I saw the film was on an airplane across the Atlantic, where I had omitted to rent headsets. So the soundtrack was all new! Needless to say, the actual sound of Noiret's horn and the dialogue (especially the kids) didn't make me enjoy it any less. But it is a sign of true comic genius that you can be that funny even with the sound turned off -- in a class with Tati and Chaplin.
I'd love to find a DVD of this film too. I don't believe it was ever released on NTSC videotape.