6 Movies Starring Fernandel

Harvest

Harvest

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1939-10-02

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

127 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (253 Reviews)

Director:

Marcel Pagnol

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Jean Giono (novel)

Marcel Pagnol (scenario & dialogue)

Fullplot:

Dance Program

Dance Program

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1938-03-25

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

144 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (281 Reviews)

Director:

Julien Duvivier

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Julien Duvivier

Henri Jeanson

Yves Mirande

Jean Sarment

Pierre Wolff

Bernard Zimmer

Fullplot:

After the death of her husband, Christine realizes she has possibly wasted her life by marrying him instead of the man towards whom, in her youth, she had a stronger inclination. To overcome these dreary thoughts, she decides to find out about him and the other men who danced with her during a ball that was a turning point in her life, many years ago. She pays a visit to those forgotten acquaintances one after the other; Christine is not only surprised to see how they have fared, but also discovers the impact she had, unknowingly, on the feelings and the destiny of these persons.

The Well-Digger's Daughter

The Well-Digger's Daughter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1946-09-28

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

142 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (302 Reviews)

Director:

Marcel Pagnol

Cast:

Writer:

Marcel Pagnol (dialogue)

Marcel Pagnol (screenplay)

Herman G. Weinberg (English titles)

Fullplot:

Rural well-digger Pascal has a pretty 18-year-old daughter Patricia who grew up in Paris; he dreams of her marrying his middle-aged partner Felipe. But she meets young Jacques Mazel from the village; one thing leads to another, and when both Jacques and Felipe go off to war, she's carrying Jacques's child. Faced with estrangement from her father, denial by Jacques' family, and the news that Jacques himself is missing in action, will Patricia agree to marry Felipe?

The Little World of Don Camillo

The Little World of Don Camillo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-01-13

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

107 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (2796 Reviews)

Director:

Julien Duvivier

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Giovanni Guareschi (novel)

Julien Duvivier

Renè Barjavel

Fullplot:

In a village of the Po valley where the earth is hard and life miserly, the priest and the communist mayor are always fighting to be the head of the community. If in secret, they admired and liked each other, politics still divided them as it is dividing the country. And when the mayor wants his "People's House"; the priest wants his "Garden City" for the poor. Division exist between the richest and the poorest, the pious and the atheists and even between lovers. But if the people are hard as the country, they are good in the bottom of there heart.

The Sheep Has Five Legs

The Sheep Has Five Legs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1954-09-24

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (375 Reviews)

Director:

Henri Verneuil

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Renè Barjavel (dialogue)

Jean Manse (story)

Jean Marsan

Jacques Perret

Raoul Ploquin

Henry Troyat

Albert Valentin (story)

Henri Verneuil

Fullplot:

The Law Is the Law

The Law Is the Law

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1958-09-17

Languages:

French, Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (480 Reviews)

Director:

Christian-Jaque

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Christian-Jaque

Jacques Emmanuel

Agenore Incrocci (dialogue)

Jean Manse (dialogue)

Furio Scarpelli (dialogue)

Jean-Charles Tacchella

Fullplot:

Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent Ferdinand is always trying to catch the Italian smuggler Giuseppe. Giuseppe discovers that Ferdinand was actually born in Italy and therefore he can't be a French customs agent.

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