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The Cow and I

The Cow and I

19596.71h 58m

Overview

In 1942, a French prisonner of war in Germany decide to escape to France using a cow hold by a lunge as a decoy. He cross all Germany in this way.

Directed by Henri Verneuil
Written by Jean Manse, Henri Jeanson, Henri Verneuil
Produced by Roland Girard
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Top Cast

Fernandel

Fernandel

Charles Bailly

René Havard

René Havard

Bussière

Bernard Musson

Bernard Musson

Pommier

Ellen Schwiers

Ellen Schwiers

Josépha, la fermière

Pierre-Louis

Pierre-Louis

un évadé déguisé

Franziska Kinz

Franziska Kinz

la mère d'Helga

Maurice Nasil

Maurice Nasil

Bertoux

Richard Winckler

Richard Winckler

L'autre évadé déguisé

Ingeborg Schöner

Ingeborg Schöner

Helga

Heinrich Gretler

Heinrich Gretler

Bockmann

Themes & Keywords

prisonernaziworld war iicow

About The Cow and I

The Cow and I is a war, comedy, adventure film released in 1959 exploring themes of prisoner, nazi, world war ii, cow. Directed by Henri Verneuil, it stars Fernandel, René Havard, Bernard Musson. In 1942, a French prisonner of war in Germany decide to escape to France using a cow hold by a lunge as a decoy. He cross all Germany in this way.

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