Rural well-digger Pascal has a pretty 18-year-old daughter Patricia who grew up in Paris; he dreams of her marrying his middle-aged partner Felipe. But she meets young Jacques Mazel from the village; one thing leads to another, and when both Jacques and Felipe go off to war, she's carrying Jacques's child. Faced with estrangement from her father, denial by Jacques' family, and the news that Jacques himself is missing in action, will Patricia agree to marry Felipe?
Directed byMarcel Pagnol
Written byMarcel Pagnol (dialogue), Marcel Pagnol (screenplay), Herman G. Weinberg (English titles)
CountryFrance
Runtime142 min
On screen
Raimu
Fernandel
Josette Day
Line Noro