1959
5.6 (31 votes)
1h 30m
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Production Companies
Zebra Films
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
S.O.P.A.C.
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)
S.O.P.A.C.
The Green Mare (La Jument verte)
Overview
A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians. Following this denunciation, their non-commissioned officer enters the Haudouin home and rapes the mother while Honoré is hidden under the bed. The resentment already existing between the Haudouin and Maloret families turns to hatred... A letter recalling the events is lost, which doesn't help matters.
Key Crew
Writer: Marcel Aymé, Jean Aurenche
Director: Claude Autant-Lara
