Le Dindon
Encyclopedia
Le Dindon , is a French
comedy
film from 1951, directed by Claude Barma
, written by Georges Feydeau
, starring by Nadine Alari and Louis de Funès
. The film based on the theatrical work of Georges Feydeau
– "Le Dindon" (The Turkey).
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
film from 1951, directed by Claude Barma
Claude Barma
Claude Barma , is a French-Italian director and screenwriter, and an early creator of French television programmes.-Biography:...
, written by Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his many lively farces.-Biography:Georges Feydeau was born in Paris, the son of novelist Ernest-Aimé Feydeau and Léocadie Bogaslawa Zalewska. At the age of twenty, Feydeau wrote his first comic...
, starring by Nadine Alari and Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
. The film based on the theatrical work of Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau
Georges Feydeau was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his many lively farces.-Biography:Georges Feydeau was born in Paris, the son of novelist Ernest-Aimé Feydeau and Léocadie Bogaslawa Zalewska. At the age of twenty, Feydeau wrote his first comic...
– "Le Dindon" (The Turkey).
Cast
- Louis de FunèsLouis de FunèsLouis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a very popular French actor who is one of the giants of French comedy alongside André Bourvil and Fernandel...
: the manager - Nadine Alari : Lucienne Vatelin, the wife of the notary
- Jacqueline Pierreux : Armandine
- Denise Provence : Clotilde de Pontagnac
- Gisèle Préville : Maguy Pacarel
- Jane MarkenJane MarkenJane Marken was a French actress. She was the first wife of the actor Jules Berry....
: Mrs Pinchard - Louis SeignerLouis Seigner-Selected filmography:- External links :...
: M. Pinchard - Jacques CharonJacques CharonJacques Charon was a French actor and film director.Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941...
: M. de Pontagnac - Robert Hirsch : M. Rédillon
- Jacques Morel : Maître Vatelin, notary and husband of Lucienne
- Pierre LarqueyPierre LarqueyPierre Larquey was a French film actor. He appeared in 214 films between 1913 and 1962. He was born in Citon-Cenac, France and died in Maisons-Laffitte, France.-Selected filmography:* Le Scandale...
: Géronte - Fred Pasquali : M. Pascarel
- Gaston Orbal : the commissioner
- Paul BiscigliaPaul Bisciglia-Career:Throughout his acting career, Bisciglia appeared in more than one-hundred feature films. He made his debut in the 1950 film Trois télégrammes. What followed was several uncredited roles, before landing a much larger part in drama Clara de Montargis...
: Victor, le groom - Léon Berton : the night look-out
- Marcel Méral : the second commissioner
- Georges Bever : a client
- Emile Mylos : Mr. Grossback
- Jean Sylvère : the clerk
External links
- Le Dindon (1951) at the Films de France