''Jacquou le Croquant'' is a 1969 French

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in 6 episodes: five 90-minute episodes and one 120-minute episode. The series was directed by

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and aired from October 4, 1969 to November 8, 1969 on

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channel 1. It was based on Eugène Le Roy's 1899 novel of the same name which was based on 19th-century

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in Southwest France.

Plot

1819: Jacquou Féral is an 8-year-old boy in the

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region of

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. His father, Martin Féral, also called Martissou, is a

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for the Count of Nansac, who lives in Château de l'Herm and exploits peasants under contract to him. Nansac's steward, Laborie, doubles the Féral family's dues on a whim, and when his wife, Marie, successfully negotiates back to the original dues, Laborie then accuses Martin of illegally owning a hunting dog. Laborie kills the dog, his bullet ricocheting and injuring Marie, at which Martin, furious, kills Laborie. Aware of the potential consequences, Martin escapes into the nearby forest, leaving his family at the farm. Nansac eventually has Martin Féral sent to prison, where he dies. Meanwhile, he evicts Marie and Jacquou, and seizes their sheep and remaining wheat, effectively condemning them to poverty and itinerancy. In time, Marie dies of hunger and sorrow. Jacquou, now an

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, is taken in by the

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Bonnal, who gives the young man an education. As an adult, Jacquou continues fighting the injustice brought on his family, and dreams of avenging them. As increasing numbers of peasants are no longer able to survive the harsh rule of landowners, Jacquou leads a peasant rebellion against Nansac. His desire for revenge is transformed into a fight for justice, in which he proves that a simple "croquant", which means "yokel", is the equal of lords and ladies.

Cast

* Eric Damain: Jacquou Féral, child * Daniel Le Roy: Jacquou, adult * Claude Cerval: Count of Nansac * Simone Rieutor: Marie Féral *

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: Martin Féral * Elisabeth Wiener: Galiote de Nansac *

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: Lina * Isabelle Ferrand: Bertille * Francis Claude: Galibert *

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: Bonnal parish priest *

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: La Ramée *

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: Cassius * Héléna Bossis: La Mathive * Robert Bazil: Jean *

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: Geral *

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: Fantille * Denis Manuel: Lawyer Fontgrave *

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: Don Engelbert *

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: Villar parish priest * Étienne Several: Guilhem * Charles Moulin: Laborie *

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: Mascret *

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: Antoine *

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: President *

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: Jansou * Douchka: Jeannette Mion * Maurice Bourbon: Pierre Mion *

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: La Mion * Roger Desmares: Marc * Gilles Léger: Joseph *

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: Madeleine * Pascal Tersou: Le Garde * Séverine : Hermine * Pierre Nunzi: son of Nansac * Vanina Wanitzki: Lina, child * Hervé Sand: Brigadier * Raymond Pélissier: Prosecutor *

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: Bars parish priest * Marcel Dedieu: Secretary *

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: Gendarme *

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: Clerk *

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: Jesuit * A.M. Julien: Judge * Gilbert Beugniot: Court clerk *

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: Executioner * Paul Leroyer: Bailiff * Guy Vassal: Young man

Production

* Title: ''Jacquou le Croquant'' * Director:

* Written by:

et Michèle O'Glor, based on Eugène Le Roy's novel * Music composed by:

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* Photography: Roger Dormoy et Jean Graglia * Editing: Claude Dufour et Paul Loizon * Sets: Jacques Chalvet * Costumes: Christiane Coste * Sound: Jacques Merrien

List of episodes

# Les Métayers des Nansac # La Nuit de la Chandeleur # La Tuilière # Le Curé Bonnal # La Révolte de Fanlac # 1830

Novel

Eugène Le Roy's novel of the same name was published in 1899, itself based on true events of 19th-century

in Southwest France. The story occurs in 1815 in the

region.

Videography

* zone 2 : ''Jacquou le Croquant'', May 15, 2002, ASIN B00006471B * zone 2 : ''Jacquou le croquant'', TF1 Vidéo, 2002, 3 DVDs,

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3-384442-021654.

Notes

References

External links

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All 6 episodes of ''Jacquou le Croquant'' are available on ina.fr
* {{IMDb title, id=0272389
Jacquou, der Rebell
1969 French television series debuts 1969 French television series endings 1960s French television miniseries Television series set in the 1810s 1960s French television series Television shows based on French novels