Potatoes (1969)
In a village in the Ardennes, during the German occupation, finding rations is becoming almost impossible. Clovis, an ordinary labourer, decides to cross the occupied zone to bring back enough potatoes to feed his family. His plan is a success but Clovis rapidly becomes obsessed with storing the precious tubers.
- Released
- 1969-11-22
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Claude Autant-Lara
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 11 votes
Cast
- Pierre Perret as Clovis Parizel
- Henri Virlogeux as Parizel senior
- Bérengère Dautun as Mathilde
- Christine Aurel as Traveler
- Pascale Roberts as Fifine
- Jacques Balutin as 'P'tit Louis'
- Gérard Buhr as Serge
- Marc Eyraud as Maurice
- René Havard as Lulu
- Lucien Hubert as Guignard
- Bernard Lajarrige as Bourg-Fidèle Mayor
- Hubert de Lapparent as Bayochet