The Horse

The Horse (1970)

La 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...

Date of release
1970-02-22
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (58)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Pierre Granier-Deferre

Casting

  • Jean Gabin — Auguste Maroilleur
  • Danièle Ajoret — Louise, Auguste's Second Daughter
  • Michel Barbey — Maurice, Louise's Husband
  • Christian Barbier — Léon, Mathilde’s Husband
  • Pierre Dux — Investigating Judge
  • Armando Francioli — Francis Grutti, a Crook
  • Julien Guiomar — Police Commissioner
  • Eléonore Hirt — Mathilde, Daughter of Auguste
  • Reinhard Kolldehoff — Hans
  • Félix Marten — Marc Grutti, Emissary of the Crooks
  • Orlane Paquin — Véronique, Daughter of Louise and Maurice
  • Marc Porel — Henri, Son of Mathilde and Léon

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