The Turkey (film)
| The Turkey | |
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| Directed by | Claude Barma |
| Written by | Georges Feydeau Jacques Emmanuel |
| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann |
| Starring | Nadine Alari Jacqueline Pierreux Denise Provence |
| Cinematography | Jacques Mercanton |
| Edited by | Florence Manier |
| Music by | Gérard Calvi |
Production companies | Silver Films Armor Films |
| Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
Release date | 21 November 1951 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Turkey (French: Le Dindon) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Claude Barma and starring Nadine Alari, Jacqueline Pierreux and Denise Provence.[1][2] It is an adaptation of Georges Feydeau's 1896 play Le Dindon (The Turkey or Sauce for the Goose).[3]
It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Henri Schmitt.
Cast[]
- Nadine Alari as Lucienne Vatelin, the notary's wife
- Jacqueline Pierreux as Armandine
- Denise Provence as Clotilde Pontagnac
- Gisèle Préville as Maggy Pacarel
- Jane Marken as Mrs Pinchard
- Louis Seigner as Mr Pinchard
- Jacques Charon as Mr Pontagnac
- Robert Hirsch as Mr Rédillon
- Jacques Morel as Maître Vatelin, notary and Lucienne's husband
- Pierre Larquey as Géronte
- Fred Pasquali as Mr Pascarel
- Louis de Funès as the manager
- Gaston Orbal as the commissioner
- Paul Bisciglia as Victor, the groom
- as the night look-out
- asthe second commissioner
- Georges Bever as a client
- as Mr Grossback
- as the clerk
References[]
- ^ "Le DINDON (1951)". BFI.
- ^ Travers, James (April 3, 2015). "Review of the film Le Dindon (1951)". frenchfilms.org.
- ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
External links[]
- The Turkey at IMDb
- Le Dindon (1951), frenchfilms.org
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- French-language films
- 1951 films
- French comedy films
- French black-and-white films
- Films based on works by Georges Feydeau
- Films directed by Claude Barma
- French films
- French films based on plays
- Films scored by Gérard Calvi
- 1951 comedy films
- Films shot at Epinay Studios
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