Jacquou le Croquant | |
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Directed by | Laurent Boutonnat |
Based on | Jacquou le Croquant by Eugène Le Roy |
Produced by | Dominique Boutonnat Jean-Claude Fleury Romain Le Grand |
Starring | Gaspard Ulliel Marie-Josée Croze Albert Dupontel Jocelyn Quivrin Tchéky Karyo Malik Zidi Olivier Gourmet |
Cinematography | Olivier Cocaul |
Edited by | Stan Collet |
Music by | Laurent Boutonnat |
Distributed by | Pathé |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $6.7 million [1] |
Jacquou le Croquant is a 2007 French historical film, based on the 1899 novel of the same name by Eugène Le Roy. Set in the Dordogne during the Bourbon Restoration, it tells the story of a young peasant who leads a revolt against an evil nobleman. It was nominated for two César Awards in 2008.