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The Green Mare

The Green Mare

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 29, 1959

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

57%

Original Title

La Jument verte

Production Companies

Zebra Films, Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG), S.O.P.A.C.

Director

Claude Autant-Lara

Description

A green mare makes the fortune of her owner, the horse dealer Haudouin. Shortly after his death, war broke out in 1870. One day, his neighbor Zèphe Maloret denounces Honoré, Haudouin's son, a maverick, to the Prussians. Following this denunciation, their non-commissioned officer enters the Haudouin home and rapes the mother while Honoré is hidden under the bed. The resentment already existing between the Haudouin and Maloret families turns to hatred... A letter recalling the events is lost, which doesn't help matters.