''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 Office de radiodiffusion télévision française channel 1. It was based on

Eugène Le Roy Eugène Le Roy (; 29 November 1836, Hautefort – 6 May 1907, Montignac, Dordogne) was a French author. Early life Eugène Le Roy was born in 1836 in Hautefort, a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nou ...

's 1899 novel of the same name which was based on 19th-century peasant revolts in Southwest France.

Plot

1819: Jacquou Féral is an 8-year-old boy in the Périgord region of France. His father, Martin Féral, also called Martissou, is a tenant farmer for the Count of Nansac, who lives in

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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 orphan, is taken in by the parish priest 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

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: Jacquou Féral, child * Daniel Le Roy: Jacquou, adult *

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: Count of Nansac * Simone Rieutor: Marie Féral *

Fred Ulysse Fred Ulysse (c. 1934 – 24 October 2020) was a French actor. He was known for his role of Martin Féral, brother of Jacquou le Croquant in the television series '' Jacquou le Croquant'', based on the novel of the same name by Eugène Le Roy. Fi ...

: Martin Féral * Elisabeth Wiener: Galiote de Nansac * Paloma Matta: Lina *

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: Bertille *

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: Bonnal parish priest *

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: La Ramée *

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: Jean *

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: Geral * Luce Fabiole: Fantille *

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: Lawyer Fontgrave *

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: Don Engelbert * Fred Personne: Villar parish priest * Étienne Several: Guilhem *

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: Laborie * Jacques Danoville: Mascret *

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: Antoine * Lucien Hubert: President *

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: Jansou * Douchka: Jeannette Mion *

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: Pierre Mion *

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

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: Madeleine *

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: son of Nansac * Vanina Wanitzki: Lina, child *

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: Brigadier *

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: Prosecutor *

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: Bars parish priest * Marcel Dedieu: Secretary *

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: Clerk *

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: Jesuit *

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: Young man

Production

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

* Written by:

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, based on

's novel * Music composed by: Georges Delerue * 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

's novel of the same name was published in 1899, itself based on true events of 19th-century peasant revolts in Southwest France. The story occurs in 1815 in the Périgord 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