La jument verte
Directed byClaude Autant-Lara
Written byJean Aurenche
Pierre Bost
(adaptation & dialogue)
Based on(It is based on the novel)
(The Green Mare by)
Marcel Aymé
Produced byMoris Ergas
StarringBourvil
Francis Blanche
Sandra Milo
Yves Robert
CinematographyJacques Natteau
Edited byMadeleine Gug
Music byRené Cloërec
Color processEastmancolor
Production
companies
Raimbourg
S.O.P.A.C.
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont
Star Presse
Zebra Films
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 29 October 1959 (1959-10-29)
Running time
93 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

The Green Mare (French: La jument verte) is a 1959 French comedy-drama historical film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo and Yves Robert. The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. It is based on the novel The Green Mare by Marcel Aymé.

The film premiered on 29 October 1959. It had 5,294,328 admissions in France.[1]

Plot

The story is set set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870), a neighbor betrays Ernest Haudouin to the Prussians. Captain Prussian wills Jument Verte to arrest Haudouin.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ "La Jument verte". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2014-09-29.