The Horse

The Horse

80 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 22, 1970

Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...

The Horse

80 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 22, 1970

The Horse
Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers P.A.C., Romana Film, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC), Gafer
Original title La Horse
Directors Pierre Granier-Deferre
Writers Georges Godefroy, Pascal Jardin, Pierre Granier-Deferre

Cast

Jean Gabin

as Auguste Maroilleur

Danièle Ajoret

as Louise

Michel Barbey

as Maurice

Pierre Dux

as le juge d'instruction

Armando Francioli

as Francis

Julien Guiomar

as le commissaire

Eléonore Hirt

as Mathilde

Félix Marten

as Marc

Orlane Paquin

as Véronique

Marc Porel

as Henri, petit fils d'Auguste

André Weber

as Bien-Phu, un employé de la ferme

Henri Attal

as Louis, un truand

Astrid Frank

as L'amie de Hans

Jacques Galland

as Roger

Gabriel Gobin

as Le brigadier

Henri Poirier

as Le commissaire adjoint

Dominique Zardi

as Tony

Paul Bonifas

as Un témoin lors de l'accident dela voiture

Ermanno Casanova

as Un inspecteur

Tony Rödel

as Le chef de chantier

André Rouyer

as Un voisin

Bob Sissa

as Mario

Jean Cherlian

as Le gros (uncredited)

Rita Maiden

as La secrétaire / Secretary (uncredited)

Marcel Pérès

as (uncredited)