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The Mill of M. Fabre
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The Mill of M. Fabre

1983-01-19 · 100 min · ★ 10.0

Drama · Comedy

The story of the post-independence nationalization of the mill of Monsieur Fabre, an old man attached to the land of Algeria where he was born. In this small town in eastern Algeria, there was nothing else to nationalize and they were actively preparing for the arrival of high dignitaries who would elevate the mill to the rank of an industrial flour mill even though it was threatened with ruin. The comedy gets worse when the football player from the local team withdraws for love, the officials' visit is canceled and Mr. Fabre returns.

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Directors
Ahmed Rachedi
Production companies
ENAPROC - Entreprise Nationale de Production Cinématographique, Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Countries
Algeria
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jacques DufilhoJacques DufilhoFelix Fabre
Hassan El-HassaniHassan El-Hassani
Mustapha El AnkaMustapha El Anka
Taha El-AmiriTaha El-Amiri
Abdelhamid HabatiAbdelhamid Habati
Sid Ahmed AgoumiSid Ahmed Agoumi
Ezzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alaily
Hassan MostafaHassan Mostafa
Catherine de SeynesCatherine de Seynes
Mohamed Kechroud

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