The Sheep Has Five Legs
Encyclopedia
The Sheep Has Five Legs is a 1954
French
film directed by Henri Verneuil
. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story
.
1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
French
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
film directed by Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who enjoyed a successful career in France.-Biography:...
. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story
Academy Award for Best Story
The Academy Award for Best Story was an Academy Award given from the beginning of the Academy Awards until 1957, when it was eliminated in favor of the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay, which had been introduced in 1940.-1920s:...
.
Cast
- FernandelFernandelFernand Joseph Désiré Contandin , better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born in Marseille, France, he was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues...
as Édouard Saint-Forget / Les quintuplés : Alain, Bernard, Charles, Désiré - Françoise ArnoulFrançoise ArnoulFrançoise Arnoul is a French actress, who achieved popularity with her cute and sexy charm, especially during the 1950s.Born Françoise Annette Marie Mathilde Gautsch in Constantine, France , as the daughter of stage actress Janine Henry and artillery general Charles Gautsch, she has two brothers...
as Marianne Durand-Perrin - Andrex as Un marin
- Édouard Delmont as Le docteur Bollène
- Georges ChamaratGeorges ChamaratGeorges Chamarat was a French actor. He appeared in 109 films and television shows between 1929 and 1981...
as M. Durand-Perrin, le père - Paulette DubostPaulette DubostPaulette Dubost was a French actress who began her career at the age of 7 at the Paris Opera.She appeared in over 250 films and worked with such directors as Jean Renoir, Jacques Tourneur, Marcel Carné, Julien Duvivier, Preston Sturges and Max Ophüls. One of her most famous roles was as Lisette in...
as Solange - 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...
as Pilate - René GéninRené GéninRené Génin was a French film actor. He appeared in 134 films between 1931 and 1965.-Selected filmography:* Nuits de feu * Port of Shadows * Girls in Distress...
as Le maire - Denise GreyDenise GreyDenise Grey was a French actress.- Selected filmography :* Devil in the Flesh * The Sheep Has Five Legs * Bombs on Monte Carlo * La boum * A Fine Romance...
as Mme Durand-Perrin, la mère - Tony Jacquot as L'instituteur
- Ky Duyen as Un chinois
- Darío MorenoDarío MorenoDarío Moreno was a Turkish polyglot singer of Jewish origin, as well as an accomplished composer, lyricist and guitarist, who was born in Aydın, Turkey, in 1921, and who attained fame and made a remarkable career centered in France which also included films, during the fifties and the...
as Un matelot américain - Noël RoquevertNoël RoquevertNoël Roquevert was a French film actor. He appeared in over 180 films between 1932 and 1972.He was born in Doué-la-Fontaine, France and died in Douarnenez, France.-Selected filmography:* Le Corbeau...
as Antoine Brissard - Lolita López as Azitad
- Michel ArdanMichel ArdanMichel Ardan is a fictional French adventurer created by Jules Verne. He plans to travel aboard the projectile in the series From the Earth to the Moon. Ardan is also a recurring character of Les Cités Obscures. The character was inspired by Félix Nadar.-Quotes:-See also:* From the Earth to the...
as Un marin - Edmond Ardisson as Le brigadier
- Manuel Gary as Le docteur
- René HavardRené HavardRené Havard was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1946 and 1985.He was born and died in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* The Sheep Has Five Legs * The Unfrocked One...
as Le liftier - Yette Lucas as Mariette
- Albert Michel as Le patron du bistrot
- Gil Delamare as Le chauffard
- Leopoldo Francés as Le métis
- Nina Myral as La bonne
- Yannick Malloire as Une petite fille
- Raphaël Patorni as Rodrigue
- Max Desrau as Le nouveau patron des pompes funèbres
- Jocelyne Bressy
- Micheline Gary as L'hôtesse de l'instutut de beauté