The Mayor's Dilemma
At the beginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.
At the beginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.
Saturnin Fabre
le père Rossignol
Fernand Charpin
Beaumont, le maire
Annie Vernay
Annie Beaumont
Mady Berry
Maria
Pierre Larquey
Fabien, l'huissier
Marcel Pérès
Tartagnac
Noël Roquevert
le garde-champêtre
Dorville
Rodillar, le braconnier
Pierre Labry
Rameau, le coiffeur
At the beginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.
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A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
After the French defeat of summer 1940, Addi Ba, a young Senegalese rifleman escapes and hides in the Vosges. Aided by some villagers, he gets false documents that allow him to live openly.
Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. But his biggest enemy, the Spanish police officer Vinolas, prepared a trap at the hospital as a chance to finally catch Artiguez.
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In this ensemble drama set in rural France, the women of the Paridier farm are left to run it by themselves while their men are off fighting in World War I. But things become complicated with the arrival of American troops.
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A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
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