Jacquou le Croquant (1969)

Directed by

Stellio Lorenzi

Genre

action & adventure, drama

Country

France

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy grows up in the harsh 19th-century French countryside. He faces poverty and injustice as a peasant. The series follows his struggle against the powerful people who oppress his family.

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What happens

Jacquou le Croquant is a 1969 French miniseries in 6 episodes: five 90-minute episodes and one 120-minute episode. The series was directed by Stellio Lorenzi and aired from October 4, 1969 to November 8, 1969 on Office de radiodiffusion télévision française channel 1. It was based on Eugène Le Roy's 1899 novel of the same name which was based on 19th-century peasant revolts in Southwest France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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