Les Patates

Les Patates

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 22, 1969

In a village in the Ardennes, during the German occupation, finding rations is becoming almost impossible. Clovis, an ordinary labourer, decides to cross the occupied zone to bring back enough potatoes to feed his family. His plan is a success but Clovis rapidly becomes obsessed with storing the precious tubers.

Les Patates

95 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 22, 1969

Les Patates
In a village in the Ardennes, during the German occupation, finding rations is becoming almost impossible. Clovis, an ordinary labourer, decides to cross the occupied zone to bring back enough potatoes to feed his family. His plan is a success but Clovis rapidly becomes obsessed with storing the precious tubers.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Gaumont
Original title Les Patates
Directors Claude Autant-Lara
Writers Jacques Vaucherot, Jean Aurenche, Claude Autant-Lara

Cast

Pierre Perret

as Clovis Parizel

Henri Virlogeux

as Parizel père

Bérengère Dautun

as Mathilde

Christine Aurel

as La voyageuse

Pascale Roberts

as Fifine

Jacques Balutin

as P'tit Louis

Gérard Buhr

as Serge

Marc Eyraud

as Maurice

René Havard

as Lulu

Lucien Hubert

as Guignard

Bernard Lajarrige

as Bourg-Fidèle Mayor

Hubert de Lapparent

as Bayochet

Jeanne Allard

as Paulette

Rufus

as Larobesse

Aline Blome

as La femme du retraité

Robert Blome

as Le retraité

Jerry Brouer

as Le feld-gendarme