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Peace in the Fields

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.

Top Cast

  • Christian Barbier

    Christian Barbier

    Stanne Vanasche

  • Georges Poujouly

    Georges Poujouly

    Louis

  • Claire Wauthion

    Claire Wauthion

    Lodia

  • Héléna Manson

    Héléna Manson

    Johanna

  • Arlette Schreiber

    Arlette Schreiber

    Rosa

  • Nicole Valberg

    Nicole Valberg

    Julia

  • Lucien Raimbourg

    Lucien Raimbourg

    Jardinier

  • Georges Vandéric

    Georges Vandéric

    Aloysius

  • Marthe Dugard

    Marthe Dugard

    Soeur Thérésia

Overview

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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