| The Baker of Valorgue | |
| Director: | Henri Verneuil |
| Producer: | Jacques Bar |
| Starring: | Fernandel Georges Chamarat Leda Gloria |
| Music: | Raymond Legrand Nino Rota |
| Cinematography: | Charles Suin |
| Editing: | Christian Gaudin |
| Studio: | Cite-Films-Fides Peg Produzione |
| Distributor: | Cocinor |
| Runtime: | 103 minutes |
The Baker of Valorgue (French: Le boulanger de Valorgue, Italian: Me li mangio vivi) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Georges Chamarat and Leda Gloria.[1] [2] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Giordani and Jean Mandaroux. It is also known by the alternative title The Wild Oat.
In the village of Valorgue in Provence, the son of the baker romances the daughter of the grocer before he heads off to do his military service in French Algeria. A baby is born from the assignation, but the baker refuses to acknowledge that it is his grandson and a feud begins between him and the grocer. Soon the whole village is divided into two camps at war with each other.