War ·Comedy ·Adventure · France · 1959 · 1h 58m

The Cow and I

La Vache et le Prisonnier

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Director
Henri Verneuil
Cast
Fernandel as Charles Bailly René Havard as Bussière Bernard Musson as Pommier Ellen Schwiers as Josépha, la fermière Pierre-Louis as un évadé déguisé Franziska Kinz as la mère d'Helga
Crew
Roger Hubert — Director of Photography James Cuenet — Editor Henri Jeanson — Writer Jean Manse — Writer Henri Verneuil — Writer Jacques Antoine — Novel
Synopsis

In 1942, a French prisonner of war in Germany decide to escape to France using a cow hold by a lunge as a decoy. He cross all Germany in this way.

Mood & Themes
prisonernaziworld war iicow
Key Collaborators
Henri Verneuil Director Roger Hubert Director of Photography James Cuenet Editor Henri Jeanson Writer Jean Manse Writer Henri Verneuil Writer Jacques Antoine Novel Roland Girard Producer
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