Peace in the Fields
7.3
This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.
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Cast
18 people
Christian Barbier
Stanne Vanasche
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Georges Poujouly
Louis
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Claire Wauthion
Lodia
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Héléna Manson
Johanna
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Lola Montès
Arlette Schreiber
Rosa
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Nicole Valberg
Julia
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Lucien Raimbourg
Jardinier
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Asterix the Gaul
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Georges Vandéric
Aloysius
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Paméla
Marthe Dugard
Soeur Thérésia
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Josi Jolet
Jules
No other roles listed
Irène Vernal
Fine
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Charles Gilbert
Curé
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Jacques Boigelot Director · René Wheeler Screenplay Marie Gevers Author
First release April 18, 1971 · Produced in Belgium · Original title Paix sur les champs
Production
E.G.C.
Production
Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Paix sur les champs
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Spain · April 18, 1971
Premiere · Source: MUBI (Valladolid)
Belgium · June 20, 1972
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 20, 1972
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