The Hunting Ground (1951)
La Table-aux-Crevés
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.
- Date of release
- 1951-10-10
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Henri Verneuil
Casting
- Fernandel — Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
- Andrex — Frédéric Gari, contrebandier et frère de Jeanne
- Édouard Delmont — Capucet, le garde-champêtre ivrogne
- Antonin Berval — le père Gari
- René Génin — le curé
- Maria Mauban — Jeanne Gari, la belle jeune femme courtisée par Urbain
- Henri Vilbert — Victor
- Alexandre Arnaudy — le père Milloin, le beau-père d'Urbain
- Marthe Marty — Heloise Miloin
- Fernand Sardou — M.Forgeral
- Marcel Charvey — Rambarde
- Jenny Hélia — La Cornette
Interesting facts
Village Feud or The Hunting Ground is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Maria Mauban and Andrex. It is based on the 1929 novel The Hollow Field by Marcel Aymé. It was filmed at the Marseille Studios and on location in Cabriès in Provence. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It was Verneuil's first feature film after directing a number of shorts.
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