

The Horse
Overview
Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...
Movie Details
Languages
French
Studio
SNC
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Key Crew

Pierre Granier-Deferre
Director

Pierre Granier-Deferre
Screenplay

Pascal Jardin
Screenplay
Cast

Jean Gabin
Auguste Maroilleur

Danièle Ajoret
Louise, Auguste's second daughter

Michel Barbey
Maurice, Louise's husband

Christian Barbier
Léon, Mathilde’s husband

Pierre Dux
Investigating judge

Armando Francioli
Francis Grutti, a crook

Julien Guiomar
Police commissioner

Eléonore Hirt
Mathilde, daughter of Auguste

Reinhard Kolldehoff
Hans

Félix Marten
Marc Grutti, emissary of the crooks

Orlane Paquin
Véronique, daughter of Louise and Maurice

Marc Porel
Henri, son of Mathilde and Léon

André Weber
Bien-Phu, nephew of Auguste

Henri Attal
Louis, a crook

Astrid Frank
Hans's friend

Jacques Galland
Roger

Gabriel Gobin
Gendarmerie brigadier

Henri Poirier
Deputy police commissioner

Dominique Zardi
Tony, a crook

Paul Bonifas
Witness to car accident