La Carcasse et le Tord-cou

Overview

Cast & Crew

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The Plot

La Carcasse, an obtuse peasant, lives with his wife Lucie and his father-in-law Tord-cou. At odds with his son-in-law, the Tord-cou takes it into his head to marry Thérésa, the daughter of their neighbor Casimir. But the Carcass, too, feels attracted to the young woman...

Run Time

1h 40m

Genre

Comedy

Release Date

30 Apr 1948

Country

France

Language

French

Director & Producers

René Chanas
Director

Top Billed Cast

Michel Simon
Joseph Ferdinand Anselme Midot,aka 'Le tord-cou'

Michèle Martin
Thérésa

Lucien Coëdel
Louis, aka 'La Carcasse'

Madeleine Suffel
Lucie Georges Baconnet
Villager

Jean Brochard
Me Souquet

Lolita De Silva
Farm girl Emile Chopitel
Mayor of the village Charlotte Ecard
Gossip

Maurice Marceau
Peasant

Léon Larive
Commander Ludovic Midol Ellen Briand

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