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