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The Hour of the Pig

1993-09-251h 52mDrama / History / Thriller6.2/10TMDB · 44 votes

In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. The pig has been arrested for the murder of a young boy.

“The case is a dog. The defendant is a pig. And the law is an ass.”

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Directed byLeslie Megahey

Original languageEnglish

Original release1993-09-25

ProductionUnited Kingdom, France

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Colin FirthRichard Courtois

Ian HolmAlbertus

Donald PleasencePincheon

Amina AnnabiSamira

Nicol WilliamsonSeigneur Jehan d'Auferre

Michael GoughMagistrate Boniface

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Harriet WalterJeannine Martin Jim CarterMathieu Lysette AnthonyFilette d'Auferre Sophie DixMaria Vincent GrassBailiff Labatier Elizabeth SpriggsMadame Langlois Raoul DelfosseBlind Georges Justin ChadwickGerard d'Auferre Jean-Pierre StewartSheriff Emil WolkPrint Seller Dave AtkinsValliere François LalandeBuilder Vernon DobtcheffApothecary Sami BouajilaMahmoud Joanna DunhamLady Catherine d'Auferre Michael CroninDark Stranger Peter HudsonSheriff's Officer Charles DaleFirst Witness Gordon Langford RoweSecond Witness Judy PascoeTravelling Player Roy EvansTravelling Player Robert PuttTravelling Player Ralph NossekPoiccard Melissa WilkesYoung Girl (as Melissa Wilks)David LarkinYoung Boy Patricia SaltopoulosPeasant Woman (as Patricia Psaltopoulos)Alain BlazquezCuckolded Man Isabelle MarcozWoman in Coach Marie Pierre CascalesWoman in Coach Jean-Jacques CharliotRoger Landrier Peter PedreroSerf 1 (uncredited)Fred WoodTorch bearer at Feast (uncredited)

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