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
Jacques Balutin
as 'P'tit Louis'
René Havard
as Lulu
Lucien Hubert
as Guignard
Rufus
as Larobesse
Luce Fabiole
as Mother Guignard
Christine Aurel
as Traveler
Gib Grossac
as Saingery
Gérard Buhr
as Serge
Marc Eyraud
as Maurice
Hubert de Lapparent
as Bayochet
Jeanne Allard
as Paulette
Georges Douking
as Neighbor of 'P'tit Louis'
Colette Proust
as Teacher
Henri Virlogeux
as Parizel senior
Pascale Roberts
as Fifine, 'Fifine'
Claude Confortès
as Gendarme
Raymonde Vattier
as Old lady on the train
Bernard Lajarrige
as Bourg-Fidèle Mayor
Jean Luisi
as Gendarme
Tony Rödel
as (uncredited)
Pierre Vaneck
as German soldier (uncredited)
Pierre Perret
as Clovis Parizel
Robert Blome
as Pensioner
Pierre Collet
as Peasant with the cart
Jean-Pierre Igoux
as Ernest
Bérengère Dautun
as Mathilde
Jerry Brouer
as Feld-gendarme
