Potatoes

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Potatoes

1969

1h 35m

6.2(8 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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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40 members

Acting

Pierre Perret

Clovis Parizel

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Henri Virlogeux

Parizel senior

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Bérengère Dautun

Mathilde

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Christine Aurel

Traveler

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Pascale Roberts

Fifine

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Jacques Balutin

'P'tit Louis'

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Gérard Buhr

Serge

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Marc Eyraud

Maurice

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René Havard

Lulu

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Lucien Hubert

Guignard

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Bernard Lajarrige

Bourg-Fidèle Mayor

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Hubert de Lapparent

Bayochet

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Jeanne Allard

Paulette

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Rufus

Larobesse

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Aline Blome

Pensioner's wife

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Robert Blome

Pensioner

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Jerry Brouer

Feld-gendarme

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Jocelyn Canoen

The lousy one

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Pierre Collet

Peasant with the cart

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Claude Confortès

Gendarme

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Gaël Delon

Henri

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Laurent Delon

Jacques

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Georges Douking

Neighbor of 'P'tit Louis'

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Odette Duc

Clovis' mother

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Luce Fabiole

Mother Guignard

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Gib Grossac

Saingery

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Jean-Pierre Igoux

Ernest

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Jean Luisi

Gendarme

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Colette Proust

Teacher

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Pascal Tersou

Representative

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Raymonde Vattier

Old lady on the train

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Pascale Roberts

'Fifine'

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Edouard Caillère

German Commander (uncredited)

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Costume & Make-Up

Jacques Cottin

SNCF driver (uncredited)

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Crew

Alain Grellier

German soldier (uncredited)

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Lanfrandi

Cooperative client (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Renault

German Adjutant (uncredited)

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Rigas

Boss (uncredited)

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Tony Rödel

(uncredited)

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Pierre Vaneck

German soldier (uncredited)

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