Village Feud

Village Feud or The Hunting Ground (French: La Table-aux-Crevés) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Maria Mauban and Andrex. It is based on the 1929 novel The Hollow Field by Marcel Aymé. It was filmed at the Marseille Studios and on location in Cabriès in Provence. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It was Verneuil's first feature film after directing a number of shorts.

Village Feud
Directed by	Henri Verneuil
Written by	Henri Verneuil André Tabet
Based on	The Hollow Field by Marcel Aymé
Produced by	Adolphe Osso Edmond Ténoudji
Starring	Fernandel Maria Mauban Andrex
Cinematography	André Germain
Edited by	Gabriel Rongier
Music by	Louiguy
Production companies	Les Films Marceau Films Vendôme
Distributed by	Les Films Marceau
Release date	10 October 1951 (1951-10-10)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

When the wife of farmer and village politician Urbain Coindet commits suicide, his political rivals all allege that she was really murdered. Meanwhile, Urbain courts the daughter of a local tobacco smuggler who hates him.

Cast

• Fernandel as Urbain Coindet
• Maria Mauban as Jeanne Gari
• Andrex as Frédéric Gari
• Antonin Berval as Le père Gari
• René Génin as Le curé
• Fernand Sardou as Forgeral
• Alexandre Arnaudy as Miloin
• Marcel Charvey as Rambarde
• Jenny Hélia as La Cornette
• Jeanne Mars as Une commère
• Mado Stelli as Louise
• Marthe Marty as Heloise Miloin
• Edmond Ardisson as Cugue
• Max Mouron as Le Corne
• Cambis as Un client du bistrot
• Manuel Gary as Felicien Berger
• Henri Vilbert as Victor
• Édouard Delmont as Capucet

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Village Feud at IMDb