Peace in the Fields

Peace in the Fields — Plot

This is a film which was made in Belgium in the early '60s and was never released. However, it somehow got included in the American Oscar category for "Best Foreign Film," and was finally released in its home country in 1971. It explores the issues of prejudice and superstition in the Belgian countryside through the troubles of a middle-aged farmer whose mother has been accused of being a witch. In French, this picture is based on a true story which took place in the late 1920s and early '30s.

• Release date
• June 20, 1972
• Runtime
• 91 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Jacques Boigelot

Peace in the Fields — Cast

Christian Barbier Stanne Vanasche Georges Poujouly Louis Claire Wauthion Lodia Héléna Manson Johanna

A

Arlette Schreiber Rosa Nicole Valberg Julia Lucien Raimbourg Jardinier

G

Georges Vandéric Aloysius