God's Thunder
– Brassac (Jean Gabin) is a drunken veterinarian who can't resist bringing home stray animals and huma..
Brassac (Jean Gabin) is a drunken veterinarian who can't resist bringing home stray animals and humans. Lilli Palmer plays his long-suffering wife Marie. When he brings home the prostitute Simone (Michele Mercier), Brassac is not sure he is acting out of concern or lust. He beats up the pimp who comes looking for Simone, and Brassac is happy when she later falls in love with his neighbor, and they make Brassac a "grandfather."
French
Denys de La Patellière
Bernard Clavel (novel), Denys de La Patellière (screenplay and adaptation), Pascal Jardin (screenplay and adaptation), Pascal Jardin (dialogue)
Jean Gabin, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Georges Géret
Léandre Brassac is a misanthrope and alcoholic, who lives on a large remote county estate with his wife, Marie. Brassac has a reputation as a violent and unpredictable man, but who has a love for animals, particularly dogs.