A Rare Bird

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A Rare Bird
Un oiseau rare.jpg
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 byLes Films Roussillon
Release date
  • 7 June 1935 (1935-06-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
Language French

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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Synopsis

A 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.

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References

  1. Parish p.63
  2. Goble p.252

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