| La Vache et le Prisonnier | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henri Verneuil |
| Based on | Une histoire vraie by Jacques Antoine |
| Starring | Fernandel |
| Music by | Paul Durand |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
La Vache et le Prisonnier (English version: "The Cow and I") is a French-Italian tragicomedy film from 1959, starring Fernandel and directed by Henri Verneuil, that is based on Jacques Antoine's 1945 novel, Une histoire vraie (A True Story). It tells the story of a French prisoner of war in World War II forced to work on a farm in Germany who decides to escape by walking away with a cow he calls Marguerite (Daisy in English).
It was the most successful film in France in 1959, with over 8 million seats sold.[1][circular reference]