The Horse (1970)
La horse
90 min
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...
- Release date
- February 22, 1970
- Country of origin
- Italy, France, Germany
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Cast
- Jean Gabin as Auguste Maroilleur
- Danièle Ajoret as Louise
- Michel Barbey as Maurice
- Christian Barbier as Léon
- Pierre Dux as Le juge d'instruction
- Armando Francioli as Francis Grutti
- Julien Guiomar as Le commissaire
- Eléonore Hirt as Mathilde
- Reinhard Kolldehoff as Hans
- Félix Marten as Marc Grutti
- Marc Porel as Henri, Son of Mathilde and Léon
- André Weber as Bien-Phu, Nephew of Auguste
- Henri Attal as Louis, a Crook
- Astrid Frank as Hans's Friend
- Jacques Galland as Roger
- Gabriel Gobin as Gendarmerie Brigadier
- Henri Poirier as Deputy Police Commissioner
- Dominique Zardi as Tony, a Crook
- Paul Bonifas as Witness to Car Accident
- Ermanno Casanova as Police Inspector
- Albert Delpy as Journalist
- Tony Rödel as Construction Site Manager
- André Rouyer as A Neighbour
- Jean Cherlian as 'Le Gros' (uncredited)
- Rita Maiden as Secretary (uncredited)
- Marcel Pérès as (uncredited)
Crew
- Pierre Granier-Deferre · Director
- Georges Godefroy · Writer
- Pascal Jardin · Writer
- Pierre Granier-Deferre · Writer
- Paul Cadéac · Producer
- Cyril Grize · Producer
- Serge Gainsbourg · Composer
- Walter Wottitz · Cinematographer
- Jean Ravel · Editor
- Jacques Saulnier · Production designer