The Cow and I (1959) on Netflix
Charles Bailly is a prisoner in Germany put to work on a farm. A man leading a cow draws no notice, so he walks off with one he names Marguerite.
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Plot summary
Charles Bailly is a French soldier held prisoner in Germany during the Second World War and made to work on a farm. He wants to reach France. He sees that a man leading a cow and carrying a milk pail is not stopped, so he takes a cow of his own and gives her the name Marguerite. His plan is to travel on foot with her as far as Stuttgart, then part from her there and hide aboard a train. Bussière, Pommier and Bertoux are fellow prisoners on the same farm.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Cow and I (1959)
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- The 1959 Fernandel film has been described as the first work in French cinema to concern itself with the topic of French prisoners of war in World War II.
