In the 30s, a small village in the Provence is losing its inhabitants because young people prefer to go to the city to find easy jobs and escape from being farmers living in relative poverty. Only a few old people and the poacher Panturle remain. Panturle dreams of bringing the village back to life, finding a wife, founding a family and work as a farmer. One day, the village is visited by a traveling knife-grinder, Urbain Gedemus and a young woman, Arsule. Gedemus treats Arsule like a slave, but Arsule accept this because she has nowhere to go and -we guess- her 'work' with Gedemus is the last thing that saves her from being a prostitute. When she meets Panturle and knows about his dreams, she escapes from Gedemus and decides to stay with him. Together, they start a new life, made of hard farming work but mostly of happiness to have each other - fulfilling the earlier dreams of Panturle. Can anything break the happiness of their new life?
Credits
Harvest Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Henri Poupon
He was 53, 68 years old when he died
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as le fermier ami de Panturle |
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Fernandel
He was 36, 67 years old when he died
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as Urbain Gedemus |
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Gabriel Gabrio
He was 52, 59 years old when he died
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as Panturle, le paysan d'Aubignane |
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Édouard Delmont
He was 55, 71 years old when he died
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as le père Gaubert, forgeron |
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Milly Mathis
She was 36, 63 years old when she died
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as Belline |
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Charles Blavette
He was 37, 65 years old when he died
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as Jasmin Gaubert, le fils |
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Marguerite Moreno
She was 68, 76 years old when she died
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as Zia Mameche |
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Odette Roger
She was 37, 85 years old when she died
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as Alphonsine |
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Robert Le Vigan
He was 39, 72 years old when he died
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as Sergeant De Sault |
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Orane Demazis
She was 43, 97 years old when she died
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as Mlle Irène alias « Arsule », la compagne d'Urbain |
Harvest Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Willy Faktorovitch as Cinematography. He was 23 (44) years old when He died
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Crew |
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Jean Giono as Writer. He was 44 (75) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Marcel Pagnol as Director. He was 44 (79) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Marcel Pagnol as Producer. He was 44 (79) years old when He died
|
Production |
