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THE GREEN MARE (La Jument verte) (1959) * with switchable English subtitles *

Bourvil as Honoré Haudouin Francis Blanche as Ferdinand Haudouin Sandra Milo as Marguerite Maloret Yves Robert as Zèphe Maloret Julien Carette as Philibert Valérie Lagrange as Juliette Haudouin Marie Déa as Anaïs Maloret Guy Bertil as Toucheur
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During the War of 1870 between France and Prussia, Zephe Maloret denounces the son of a horse dealer, who made a fortune thanks to a green mare he owned. The son is now being sought by the Germans for sniping at their troops. In the process of doing so, a Prussian soldier enters the home of the accused and rapes the mother, while the son is hiding under a bed. This event leads to intense hatred between the horse dealer's family and the the family of the snitch. It gets to the point, eventually, that no one really remembers why the hatred is there (and a letter recalling the facts is lost, which doesn't help at all).

Une jument verte fait la fortune de son propriétaire, le maquignon Haudouin. Peu après la mort de ce dernier, la guerre de 1870 éclate. Un jour son voisin Zèphe Maloret dénonce Honoré, le fils Haudouin, franc-tireur, aux Prussiens. À la suite de cette dénonciation, leur sous-officier entre chez les Haudouin et viole la mère alors qu'Honoré est caché sous le lit. Le ressentiment déjà existant entre les familles Haudouin et Maloret devient alors de la haine… Une lettre rappelant les faits est perdue, ce qui n'arrange rien.

DVD-R is in French with switchable English subtitles. Approx. 89 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality!

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