Harvest (1937): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1937, Harvest is a drama and romance film directed by Marcel Pagnol, running about 127 minutes.

What it’s about. In the 30s, a small village in the Provence is losing its inhabitants because young people prefer to go to the city to find easy jobs and escape from being farmers living in relative poverty. Only a few old people and the poacher Panturle remain. Panturle dreams of bringing the village back to life, finding a wife, founding a family and work as a farmer. One day, the village is visited by a traveling knife-grinder, Urbain Gedemus and a young woman, Arsule. Gedemus treats Arsule like a slave, but Arsule accept this because she has nowhere to go and -we guess- her 'work' with Gedemus is the last thing that saves her from being a prostitute. When she meets Panturle and knows about his dreams, she escapes from Gedemus and decides to stay with him. Together, they start a new life, made of hard farming work but mostly of happiness to have each other - fulfilling the earlier dreams of Panturle. Can anything break the happiness of their new life?

Who’s in it. Harvest stars Fernandel as Urbain Gedemus, Robert Le Vigan as Sergeant De Sault, Marguerite Moreno as Zia Mameche and Gabriel Gabrio as Panturle, le paysan d'Aubignane, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, Harvest has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Harvest page.

If you liked it. Fans of Harvest tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.