The Green Mare

Directed by Claude Autant-Lara

Written by Marcel Aymé, Jean Aurenche

A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians. Following this denunciation, their non-commissioned officer enters the Haudouin home and rapes the mother while Honoré is hidden under the bed. The resentment already existing between the Haudouin and Maloret families turns to hatred... A letter recalling the events is lost, which doesn't help matters.

Cast

Bourvil

Honoré Haudouin

Francis Blanche

Ferdinand Haudouin

Yves Robert

Zèphe Maloret

Sandra Milo

Margerite Maloret

Julien Carette

Philibert

Valérie Lagrange

Juliette Haudouin

Marie Déa

Anaïs Maloret

Guy Bertil

Toucheur

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Mireille Perrey

Mother Haudouin

Georges Wilson

Jules Haudouin

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Amédée

Ernest Haudoin, the son

Marie Mergey

Adélaïde Haudoin