La Vache et le Prisonnier

La Vache et le Prisonnier English version The Cow and I is a FrenchItalian tragicomedy film from 1959 starring Fernandel and directed by Henri Verneuil. The story was based on Jacques Antoines novel, Une histoire vraie. It is considered to be a classic and one of Fernandels most iconic and popular films.citation needed It was Fernandels highest grossing film ever in 1959.citation needed

In 1943 Charles Bailly Fernandel, a French prisoner of war, decides to escape from the farm in Germany where he works and return to France. He travels through the country, accompanied by his cow, Marguerite. On the way they encounter many people, some sympathetic and some not. The key scene involves Fernandels character encountering a troop of soldiers on a narrow bridge. The cow wont turn round to allow them to pass easily and they are forced into single file. Fernandel and the cow pass as if inspecting the troops.

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