Potatoes (1969)

Name: Potatoes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1969-11-22
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Pierre Perret, Henri Virlogeux, Bérengère Dautun, Christine Aurel, Pascale Roberts

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.

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Released 1969-11-22 · 95 min · Comedy, Drama

Directed by Claude Autant-Lara

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
Jeanne Allard as Paulette
Rufus as Larobesse
Aline Blome as Pensioner's wife