The Hour of the Pig
The case is a dog. The defendant is a pig. And the law is an ass.
1993 en 112 minutes
Rating: 6.2
Plot
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.
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Cast
Colin Firth
Richard Courtois
Ian Holm
Albertus
Donald Pleasence
Pincheon
Amina Annabi
Samira
Nicol Williamson
Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre
Michael Gough
Magistrate Boniface
Harriet Walter
Jeannine Martin
Jim Carter
Mathieu
Lysette Anthony
Filette d'Auferre
Sophie Dix
Maria
Vincent Grass
Bailiff Labatier
Elizabeth Spriggs
Madame Langlois
Raoul Delfosse
Blind Georges
Justin Chadwick
Gerard d'Auferre
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Sheriff
Emil Wolk
Print Seller
Dave Atkins
Valliere
François Lalande
Builder
Vernon Dobtcheff
Apothecary
Sami Bouajila
Mahmoud
Joanna Dunham
Lady Catherine d'Auferre
Michael Cronin
Dark Stranger
Peter Hudson
Sheriff's Officer
Charles Dale
First Witness
Gordon Langford Rowe
Second Witness
Judy Pascoe
Travelling Player
Roy Evans
Travelling Player
Robert Putt
Travelling Player
Ralph Nossek
Poiccard
Melissa Wilkes
Young Girl (as Melissa Wilks)
David Larkin
Young Boy
Patricia Saltopoulos
Peasant Woman (as Patricia Psaltopoulos)
Alain Blazquez
Cuckolded Man
Isabelle Marcoz
Woman in Coach
Marie Pierre Cascales
Woman in Coach
Jean-Jacques Charliot
Roger Landrier
Peter Pedrero
Serf 1 (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Torch bearer at Feast (uncredited)
