La Table-aux-Crevés
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Der Totentisch
director:
Henri Verneuil
playwright:
Marcel Aymé
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André Tabet
actor:
Fernandel
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Maria Mauban
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Andrex
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Antonin Berval
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René Génin
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genre:
Comedy
region:
France
language:
French
length: 1h 32m
release date: 1951
IMDb: tt0160947
La Table-aux-Crevés
Overview
In Cantagrel, Urbain Coindet, a farmer and town councilor in his forties, finds his wife hanging from a beam in the barn. Aurélie Coindet has committed suicide but but not everybody is convinced. The village is soon divided in two conflicting sides, the Republicans who support Urbain and the clericals accusing him of murder, which particularly suits Frédéric, a tobacco smuggler who hates the farmer.Urbain's case becomes even worse as he develops a tender feeling for Jeanne, a sweet young lady who happens to be Frédéric's sister...