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The Cow and I

1959 · 118 min

A gentle, episodic wartime journey that balances quiet peril with whimsical charm, anchored by a man and his cow.

Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genres
War, Comedy, Adventure
Starring
Fernandel, René Havard, Bernard Musson
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.

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Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genres
War, Comedy, Adventure
Starring
Fernandel, René Havard, Bernard Musson
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • freedom
  • friendship
  • war
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
war, comedy, adventure
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Written by
Henri Verneuil, Jean Manse, Henri Jeanson
Starring
Fernandel, René Havard, Bernard Musson, Ellen Schwiers, Pierre-Louis, Franziska Kinz, Maurice Nasil, Richard Winckler
Cinematography
Roger Hubert
Runtime
118 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French, German

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