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The Horse

69 %|Feb 22, 1970|Drama, Thriller

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...

Featured Crew

Pierre Granier-Deferre
Director
Paul Cadéac
Producer
Jean Ravel
Editor
Georges Godefroy
Novel
Pascal Jardin
Screenplay
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Screenplay
Cyril Grize
Producer
Serge Gainsbourg
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Jean Gabin
Auguste Maroilleur
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Danièle Ajoret
Louise, Auguste's second daughter
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Michel Barbey
Maurice, Louise's husband
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Christian Barbier
Léon, Mathilde’s husband
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Pierre Dux
Investigating judge
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Armando Francioli
Francis Grutti, a crook
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Julien Guiomar
Police commissioner
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Eléonore Hirt
Mathilde, daughter of Auguste
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Félix Marten
Marc Grutti, emissary of the crooks
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Orlane Paquin
Véronique, daughter of Louise and Maurice
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Marc Porel
Henri, son of Mathilde and Léon
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André Weber
Bien-Phu, nephew of Auguste
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Henri Attal
Louis, a crook
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Astrid Frank
Hans's friend
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Gabriel Gobin
Gendarmerie brigadier
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Henri Poirier
Deputy police commissioner
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Dominique Zardi
Tony, a crook
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Paul Bonifas
Witness to car accident
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Ermanno Casanova
Police inspector
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Albert Delpy
Journalist
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Tony Rödel
Construction site manager
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André Rouyer
A neighbour
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Jean Cherlian
'Le gros' (uncredited)
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Rita Maiden
Secretary (uncredited)
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Marcel Pérès
(uncredited)