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The Cow and I (1959) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Cow and I

Movie1959·118 min

The Cow and I

Directed by Henri Verneuil

War Comedy Adventure

A war comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 52%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.7/10

139 ratings

About The Cow and I

In 1942, a French prisonner of war in Germany decide to escape to France using a cow hold by a lunge as a decoy. He cross all Germany in this way.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Cozy
Story Tags: survival of spirit, freedom rebellion, wwii era, historical event, action combat, wilderness, strangers forced together, war homefront, everyman, underdog, escape chase, road journey

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Details

Director: Henri Verneuil
Language: French

Cast

Fernandel, René Havard, Bernard Musson

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How The Cow and I Ranks

All movies

Top 52%

1950s movies

Top 83%

War movies

Top 61%

Henri Verneuil films#10 of 12

Top 52% All movies.

the vibe

The Cow and I Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateeasy to followfunnypersonalheartfeltplayfulcozy

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

playfulplayful

escape chase

road journey

survival of spirit

freedom rebellion

everyman

underdog

strangers forced together

historical event

action combat

war homefront

wilderness

WWII era

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9