Movie: The Mayor's Dilemma

Top 10 Billed Cast

Saturnin Fabre
Saturnin Fabre

le père Rossignol

Fernand Charpin
Fernand Charpin

Beaumont, le maire

Annie Vernay
Annie Vernay

Annie Beaumont

Mady Berry
Mady Berry

Maria

Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey

Fabien, l'huissier

Marcel Pérès
Marcel Pérès

Tartagnac

Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert

le garde-champêtre

Dorville
Dorville

Rodillar, le braconnier

Pierre Labry
Pierre Labry

Rameau, le coiffeur

Palmyre Levasseur
Palmyre Levasseur

Mme Rossignol

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    At the beginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.

  • Release Date

    1939-03-23

  • Average

    6.1

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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