Le pain de fougère
In 17th-century Anjou, the misery of the peasants is terrible. Between 1680 and 1685, three famines - the kind that kills two out of three people - have decimated the region. Father Joseph Grandet, a simple country priest of deep ...
Director
Alain Boudet
Writers
Alain Boudet, Pierre Miquel
Stars
Paul Crauchet, Danièle Lebrun, Jean Desailly
Release Date
June 16, 1981
Language
French
Country
France
🎭 Top Cast
Paul Crauchet
as Le père Joseph Grandet
Danièle Lebrun
as La duchesse d'Aiguillon
Jean Desailly
as L'évêque d'Angers
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Bruno Lehoux
as Leblanc
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Roger Mollien
as Le roi Louis XIV
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Odette Piquet
as Marie
Marie-Hélène Dasté
as La mère de Grandet
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Paul Savatier
as Fardel le Lazariste
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René Alone
as Colbert
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Monique Mauclair
as Frileuse, la dévote
🎬 Technical Specs
Color
Color
Filming Location
Béhuard, Maine-et-Loire, France
Production
Antenne 2 (A2), France 2 (FR2)
🎯 Categories
French
📖 Synopsis
In 17th-century Anjou, the misery of the peasants is terrible. Between 1680 and 1685, three famines - the kind that kills two out of three people - have decimated the region. Father Joseph Grandet, a simple country priest of deep ...