Jean de Florette

For some men, land and water are more precious than flesh and blood.

121 mins
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.

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

Jean Maurel

Anglade, believer

Roger Souza

Ange, hydrant man

Pierre-Jean Rippert

Pascal, hydrant man

Clément Cal

Méderic, bar boss

Marcel Champel

Pique-Bouffigue

Chantal Liennel

Amandine, César Soubeyran's servant

Fransined

Florist

Jo Doumerg

Muleteer

Jean-Claude Petit

Original Music Composer

Pierre Grunstein

Executive Producer

Eric Mauer

Sound Editor

Bernard Vézat

Production Design

Sylvie Gautrelet

Costume Design

Françoise Doré

Set Decoration

Gérard Brach

Screenplay

Bruno Nuytten

Director of Photography

Claude Berri

Screenplay

Michele Dernelle

Makeup Artist

Hélène Sébillotte

Script Supervisor

Alain Poiré

Associate Producer

Xavier Castano

Assistant Director

Claude Berri

Director

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