
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.
Cast

Yves Montand
César Soubeyran, aka 'le Papet'

Gérard Depardieu
Jean Cadoret, hunchback, son of Florette

Daniel Auteuil
Ugolin Soubeyran, nephew of Papet

Elisabeth Depardieu
Aimée Cadoret, wife of Jean

Margarita Lozano
Baptistine, Piedmontese of the cave

Ernestine Mazurowna
Manon Cadoret, daughter of Jean & Aimée

Armand Meffre
Philoxène, mayor

André Dupon
Pamphile, joiner

Pierre Nougaro
Casimir

Jean Maurel
Anglade, believer

Roger Souza
Ange, hydrant man

Didier Pain
Eliacin

Pierre-Jean Rippert
Pascal, hydrant man

Marc Betton
Martial
Clément Cal
Méderic, bar boss
Benedetto Bertino
Giuseppe

Marcel Champel
Pique-Bouffigue

Chantal Liennel
Amandine, César Soubeyran's servant

Fransined
Florist

Marcel Berbert
Notary
Christian Tamisier
Doctor
Jo Doumerg
Muleteer
Crew

Claude Berri
Director, Screenplay

Gérard Brach
Screenplay

Marcel Pagnol
Novel
Corinne Lazare
Editor
Jeanne Kef
Editor

Noëlle Boisson
Editor
Sophie Coussein
Editor
Catherine Serris
Editor
Arlette Langmann
Editor

Hervé de Luze
Editor

Bruno Nuytten
Director of Photography

Xavier Castano
Assistant Director

Pierre Grunstein
Executive Producer

Alain Poiré
Associate Producer

Bernard Vézat
Production Design
Marie-Christine Lafosse
Casting

Sylvie Gautrelet
Costume Design
Michele Dernelle
Makeup Artist

Eric Mauer
Sound Editor

Pierre Gamet
Sound
Dominique Hennequin
Sound

Laurent Quaglio
Sound

Jean-Claude Petit
Original Music Composer

Toots Thielemans
Musician
Françoise Doré
Set Decoration
Hélène Sébillotte
Script Supervisor
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