Storyline
A small village is torn apart by a quarrel between the baker and the italian grocery tenant, mother of a pregnant young girl. She accuses the baker's son, doing his military service in Algeria, to be the father of the would be child. Offended, the baker refuses to deliver bread to the villagers standing on the mother's side.
Cast & Crew
Fernandel
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Lead
Georges Chamarat
Mr. Aussel, postmaster
Henri Vilbert
Mayor of Valorgue
Edmond Ardisson
Évariste, postman
Leda Gloria
Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Pierrette Bruno
Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Jean Gaven
Abbot Daniel, village vicar
Madeleine Sylvain
Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henri Verneuil's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Wild Oat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
