The Wild Oat
1953, French. Directed by Henri Verneuil.
A small village is torn apart by a quarrel between the baker and the italian grocery tenant, mother of a pregnant young girl. She accuses the baker's son, doing his military service in Algeria, to be the father of the would be child. Offended, the baker refuses to deliver bread to the villagers standing on the mother's side.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Henri VerneuilDirector
- FernandelFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
- Georges ChamaratMr. Aussel, postmaster
- Henri VilbertMayor of Valorgue
- Edmond ArdissonÉvariste, postman
- Leda GloriaMrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
- Pierrette BrunoFrançoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
- Jean GavenAbbot Daniel, village vicar
- Madeleine SylvainMrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
- Francis LinelJustin Hébrard, son of Félicien
- Antonin BervalNoël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
- Mag-AvrilMiss Negret, old maid
- Georges BriquetCast
Details
- Released
- 27 February 1953
- Original title
- Le Boulanger de Valorgue
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Yves Favier, Pierre Lozach
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The Wild Oat runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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The Wild Oat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 February 1953. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Wild Oat?
If you liked The Wild Oat, try The Old Guard, Jour de fête, Funny Farm.
Who directed The Wild Oat?
The Wild Oat (1953) was directed by Henri Verneuil and stars Fernandel, Georges Chamarat, Henri Vilbert.