The Hunting Ground (1951)

  • NR
  • 10/10/1951 (FR)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 32m

Overview

In a small village, a farmer discovers his wife has committed suicide, but suspicions of murder arise, dividing the community. Amidst the conflict, he develops feelings for a young woman who is the sister of a man harboring a personal grudge against him.

Henri Verneuil

Director, Writer

André Tabet

Writer

Marcel Aymé

Novel

Cast

Fernandel's headshot

Fernandel

Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
Andrex's headshot

Andrex

Frédéric Gari, contrebandier et frère de Jeanne
Édouard Delmont's headshot

Édouard Delmont

Capucet, le garde-champêtre ivrogne
Antonin Berval's headshot

Antonin Berval

le père Gari
René Génin's headshot

René Génin

le curé
Maria Mauban's headshot

Maria Mauban

Jeanne Gari, la belle jeune femme courtisée par Urbain
Henri Vilbert's headshot

Henri Vilbert

Victor
Alexandre Arnaudy's headshot

Alexandre Arnaudy

le père Milloin, le beau-père d'Urbain

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