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Potatoes

Potatoes1969

★6.395 minComedyDrama

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.

Director

Claude Autant-Lara

Writer

Jean Aurenche Claude Autant-Lara

Score

Stars

Pierre Perret Henri Virlogeux Bérengère Dautun

Cast39

Pierre Perret
as Clovis Parizel
Henri Virlogeux
as Parizel senior
Bérengère Dautun
as Mathilde
Christine Aurel
as Traveler
Pascale Roberts
as Fifine / 'Fifine'
Jacques Balutin
as 'P'tit Louis'
G
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
A
Aline Blome
as Pensioner's wife
Robert Blome
as Pensioner
J
Jerry Brouer
as Feld-gendarme
J
Jocelyn Canoen
as The lousy one
Pierre Collet
as Peasant with the cart
Claude Confortès
as Gendarme
G
Gaël Delon
as Henri
L
Laurent Delon
as Jacques
Georges Douking
as Neighbor of 'P'tit Louis'
O
Odette Duc
as Clovis' mother
Luce Fabiole
as Mother Guignard
Gib Grossac
as Saingery
Jean-Pierre Igoux
as Ernest
Jean Luisi
as Gendarme
Colette Proust
as Teacher
P
Pascal Tersou
as Representative
Raymonde Vattier
as Old lady on the train
E
Edouard Caillère
as German Commander (uncredited)
J
Jacques Cottin
as SNCF driver (uncredited)
A
Alain Grellier
as German soldier (uncredited)
L
Lanfrandi
as Cooperative client (uncredited)
J
Jean-Pierre Renault
as German Adjutant (uncredited)
R
Rigas
as Boss (uncredited)
T
Tony Rödel
as (uncredited)
Pierre Vaneck
as German soldier (uncredited)

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