The Cow and I(1959)
In 1942, a French prisonner of war in Germany decide to escape to France using a cow hold by a lunge as a decoy. He cross all Germany in this way.
Movie: The Cow and I
Top 10 Billed Cast
Charles Bailly
Bussière
Pommier
Josépha, la fermière
un évadé déguisé
la mère d'Helga
Bertoux
L'autre évadé déguisé
Helga
Bockmann
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In 1942, a French prisonner of war in Germany decide to escape to France using a cow hold by a lunge as a decoy. He cross all Germany in this way.
Release Date
1959-12-16
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6.7
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