In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.
Genres:
Yves Montand as César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'
Gérard Depardieu as Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette
Daniel Auteuil as Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet
Elisabeth Depardieu as Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean
Margarita Lozano as Baptistine, Piedmontese of the cave
Ernestine Mazurowna as Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée
Armand Meffre as Philoxène, mayor
André Dupon as Pamphile, joiner
Pierre Nougaro as Casimir
Jean Maurel as Anglade, believer
Roger Souza as Ange, hydrant man
Didier Pain as Eliacin
Pierre-Jean Rippert as Pascal, hydrant man
Marc Betton as Martial
Clément Cal as Méderic, bar boss
Benedetto Bertino as Giuseppe
Marcel Champel as Pique-Bouffigue
Chantal Liennel as Amandine, César Soubeyran's servant
Fransined as Florist
Marcel Berbert as Notary
Christian Tamisier as Doctor
Jo Doumerg as Muleteer
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