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The Cow and I poster
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MASTER SCORE 72.9 / 100
1959·Adventure / Comedy / War·1h 58m

THE COW AND I

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.

Above the Line
Henri Verneuil·DirectorHenri Verneuil·WriterHenri Jeanson·WriterRoger Hubert·Director of PhotographyPaul Durand·MusicJames Cuenet·Editor
Cast
Fernandel·Charles BaillyRené Havard·BussièreBernard Musson·PommierEllen Schwiers·Josépha, la fermièrePierre-Louis·un évadé déguiséFranziska Kinz·la mère d'HelgaMaurice Nasil·BertouxRichard Winckler·L'autre évadé déguiséIngeborg Schöner·HelgaHeinrich Gretler·Bockmann
Full Crew
(21 credits)
Directing· 3
Henri Verneuil·DirectorUlrich Picard·Assistant DirectorLucile Costa·Script Supervisor
Writing· 5
Henri Verneuil·WriterHenri Jeanson·WriterJean Manse·WriterHenri Jeanson·DialogueJacques Antoine·Novel
Camera· 3
Roger Hubert·Director of PhotographyAdolphe Charlet·Camera OperatorFerdinand Rotzinger·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
James Cuenet·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Paul Durand·MusicAntoine Petitjean·Sound Engineer
Art & Design· 3
Franz Bi·Set DecorationMax Seefelder·Set DecorationJacques Chalvet·Set Decoration
Production· 4
Roland Girard·ProducerWalter Rupp·Production ManagerHarry Dettmann·Unit ManagerRené Gaston Vuattoux·Production Manager
By the Numbers
72.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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