A Rare Bird (French: Un oiseau rare) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Pierre Brasseur, Max Dearly and Monique Rolland.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Hubert and Jacques Krauss. It is based on the 1934 novel Three Men in the Snow by Erich Kästner.[2]
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Directed by | Richard Pottier |
Written by | Jacques Prévert |
Based on | Three Men in the Snow by Erich Kästner |
Produced by | Oscar Dancigers |
Starring | Pierre Brasseur Max Dearly Monique Rolland |
Cinematography | Jean Bachelet Charles Bauer |
Edited by | Pierre Méguérian |
Music by | Henri Poussigue |
Production company | Mega Films |
Distributed by | Les Films Roussillon |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Synopsis
editA millionaire and a craftsman both win a competition to design a new slogan and win a stay at a hotel in a ski resort, but a series of misunderstandings lead to the two being confused for each other.
Cast
edit- Pierre Brasseur as Jean Berthier
- Max Dearly as Melleville
- Monique Rolland as Renée
- Charles Dechamps as Le directeur de l'hôtel
- Jean Tissier as Mascaret
- Madeleine Guitty as Léonie
- Henri Vilbert as Grégoire
- Claire Gérard as Mme Berthier
- Pierre Larquey as Valentin
- Marcel Duhamel as Le baron Tourtau
- Madeleine Suffel as La baronne Tourtau
- Anthony Gildès as Le sourd
- Léon Arvel as Broux
- Carlos Avril
- Lou Bonin
- Marguerite de Morlaye as La danseuse au bal masué
- Geno Ferny as Le membre du conseil d'administration
- Georges Jamin as Un montagnard
- Liliane Lesaffre as L'aubergiste
- Maurice Marceau as Le danseur au chalet
- Pierre Sabas
See also
edit- Three Men in the Snow (1936)
- Paradise for Three (1938)
- Three Men in the Snow (1955)
- Three Men in the Snow (1974)
References
editBibliography
edit- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.
External links
edit- A Rare Bird at IMDb