The Horse (1970)

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Auguste Maroilleur, an elderly farmer, exploits 400 hectares of crop land with the help of his family, over which he rules with an iron hand. Things go awry the day he discovers one of his grandsons is involved in drug traffic. To make matters worse, the reckless youth has hidden the white powder in the Maroilleur farm. Without a moment's hesitation, Auguste gets rid of the toxic substance but, of course, the mob has different views...

• Released: 1970-02-22
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 58 votes

Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre.

Top cast

• Jean Gabin as Auguste Maroilleur
• Danièle Ajoret as Louise, Auguste's Second Daughter
• Michel Barbey as Maurice, Louise's Husband
• Christian Barbier as Léon, Mathilde’s Husband
• Pierre Dux as Investigating Judge
• Armando Francioli as Francis Grutti, a Crook
• Julien Guiomar as Police Commissioner
• Eléonore Hirt as Mathilde, Daughter of Auguste
• Reinhard Kolldehoff as Hans
• Félix Marten as Marc Grutti, Emissary of the Crooks

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