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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...Read moreLess
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...
The story
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...
Cast & crew
Jean GabinAuguste Maroilleur
Danièle AjoretLouise, Auguste's Second Daughter
Michel BarbeyMaurice, Louise's Husband
Christian BarbierLéon, Mathilde’s Husband
Pierre DuxInvestigating Judge
Armando FrancioliFrancis Grutti, a Crook
Julien GuiomarPolice Commissioner
Eléonore HirtMathilde, Daughter of Auguste
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Félix MartenMarc Grutti, Emissary of the Crooks
Orlane PaquinVéronique, Daughter of Louise and MauriceExplore the crew
- Director
- Pierre Granier-Deferre
- Producer
- Paul Cadéac
- Editor
- Jean Ravel
- Screenplay
- Pierre Granier-Deferre
- Screenplay
- Pascal Jardin
- Original Music Composer
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Director of Photography
- Walter Wottitz
- Producer
- Cyril Grize