The Horse (1970) on Netflix
Auguste Maroilleur's farm in Normandy answers to him alone. A cache of heroin turns up on his land, brought there by his grandson Henri, and the shipment's owners want it back.
- Watch on NetflixThis title is not on Netflix right now. Please check back later for updates.
- Watch on NordVPN
- Netflix3.4/5
- IMDb6.8/101,121 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
Trailer
Plot summary
Auguste Maroilleur is a widower who rules his farm in Normandy and the family that works it with a firm hand. The holding covers 400 hectares of cropland. Bien Phu, a disabled veteran of the Indochina war, is a valued worker on the property. Out shooting duck, Auguste and Bien Phu come upon a large cache of heroin. Auguste works out that the courier is his grandson Henri, who spends his vacations working on a ship. He destroys the shipment and shuts Henri in a cellar. The heroin is worth a fortune to the men behind it, and they want their merchandise and their man.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Horse (1970)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- In the 2005 television remake Joseph, directed by Marc Angelo, Jean-Paul Belmondo was supposed to play the family patriarch, but he suffered a stroke and did not appear in the film.
