The Wild Oat
6.4
A small village is torn apart by a quarrel between the baker and the italian grocery tenant, mother of a pregnant young girl. She accuses the baker's son, doing his military service in Algeria, to be the father of the would be child. Offended, the baker refuses to deliver bread to the villagers standing on the mother's side.
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Cast
28 people
Fernandel
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Known for
The Little World of Don Camillo
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Georges Chamarat
Mr. Aussel, postmaster
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
Diabolique
Henri Vilbert
Mayor of Valorgue
Known for
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
The Dominici Affair
Edmond Ardisson
Évariste, postman
Known for
Love and Death
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Leda Gloria
Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Known for
Don Camillo's Last Round
The Law Is the Law
Pierrette Bruno
Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Known for
Captain Blood
Jean Gaven
Abbot Daniel, village vicar
Known for
The Story of O
One Deadly Summer
Madeleine Sylvain
Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
Also in
That Tender Age
Alone in Paris
Francis Linel
Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
Also in
Un coup dans l'aile
Killing in the Sun
Antonin Berval
Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
Known for
Speaking of Murder
Mag-Avril
Miss Negret, old maid
Known for
My Wife's Husband
Georges Briquet
Also in
Bichon
Le 84 prend des vacances
Henri Verneuil Director · Yves Favier Writer Pierre Lozach Writer
United States release June 27, 1956 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Fidès Film, Peg Produzione
Production
Cité Films
Production
Fidès Film
Production
Peg Produzione
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Boulanger de Valorgue
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 27, 1953
Theatrical
United States · June 27, 1956
Theatrical
Argentina
December 20, 1961 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 20, 1953 · Theatrical
Finland
October 22, 1954 · Theatrical
France
November 3, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
October 2, 1953 · Theatrical · West Germany
June 11, 1954 · Theatrical · East Germany
Hungary
June 18, 1954 · Theatrical
Italy
May 25, 1953 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 23, 1954 · Theatrical
Romania
August 10, 1966 · Theatrical · cinema: „Patria”, „I.C. Frimu” și „Libertății”
Sweden
June 1, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 1, 1954 · Theatrical
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