Harvest (1937 film)

Harvest
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarcel Pagnol
Screenplay byMarcel Pagnol
Based onSecond Harvest by Jean Giono
Produced byMarcel Pagnol
StarringFernandel
Orane Demazis
Marguerite Moreno
Gabriel Gabrio
CinematographyWilly Faktorovitch
Roger Ledru
Pierre Arnaudy
Henri Darriès
Edited bySuzanne de Troye
Music byArthur Honegger
Production
company
Les Films Marcel Pagnol
Distributed byCompagnie méditerranéenne de films
Release date
  • 29 October 1937 (1937-10-29)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench & Occitan

Harvest (French: Regain) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol, starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis, Marguerite Moreno and Gabriel Gabrio. The narrative revolves around a farming village where only three inhabitants remain, but they are told that if only one of them, Panturle, manages to find a wife, the village will be able to prosper again. The film is based on the 1930 novel Second Harvest by Jean Giono. It was released in France on 28 October 1937 and in the United States on 2 October 1939.