Summary
A dying farmer compels his three sons to swear that they will never
marry, to ensure that their farm will always remain intact.
Only one of the sons will honour this pledge and stay on the land,
the one who decides to hang himself...
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Credits
- Director: Jean Dréville
- Script: André-Paul Antoine, Gilbert Dupé
- Photo: André Thomas
- Music: Marcel Delannoy
- Cast: Charles Vanel (François), Alfred Adam (Grand Louis), Adrienne Alain, Georges Bever (Filladeau), Bourvil (Le bourrelier), Léonce Corne (Ménétrier), Guy Decomble (Bénoni), Robert Demorget (Le petit jean), Claudine Dupuis (Mauffe), Henri Génès (Jérome), Lucienne Laurence (Marie), Gaston Mauger (Un voisin), Arlette Merry (Amanda), Robert Moor (Le notaire), Jacqueline Noëlle, Jean-Marc Tennberg (Un gars)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: Hanged Man’s Farm
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