Potatoes
Les patates
Release: 1969-11-22
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 6.1
Comedy
Drama
In a village in the Ardennes, during the German occupation, finding rations is becoming almost impossible. Clovis, an ordinary labourer, decides to cross the occupied zone to bring back enough potatoes to feed his family. His plan is a success but Clovis rapidly becomes obsessed with storing the precious tubers.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
S.O.P.A.C.
Cast
Rufus
as Larobesse
Pierre Vaneck
as German soldier (uncredited)
Bernard Lajarrige
as Bourg-Fidèle Mayor
Gib Grossac
as Saingery
Raymonde Vattier
as Old lady on the train
René Havard
as Lulu
Robert Blome
as Pensioner
Gérard Buhr
as Serge
Colette Proust
as Teacher
Christine Aurel
as Traveler
Hubert de Lapparent
as Bayochet
Pierre Collet
as Peasant with the cart
Georges Douking
as Neighbor of 'P'tit Louis'
Jacques Balutin
as 'P'tit Louis'
Henri Virlogeux
as Parizel senior
Lucien Hubert
as Guignard
Jeanne Allard
as Paulette
Jean-Pierre Igoux
as Ernest
Pierre Perret
as Clovis Parizel
Bérengère Dautun
as Mathilde
Pascale Roberts
as Fifine, 'Fifine'
Claude Confortès
as Gendarme
Luce Fabiole
as Mother Guignard
Jean Luisi
as Gendarme
Marc Eyraud
as Maurice
