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Le Dindon
Director:Claude Barma
Producer:Robert Dorfmann
Fred Orain
Based On:Le Dindon by Georges Feydeau
Starring:Nadine Alari
Jacqueline Pierreux
Denise Provence
Music:Gérard Calvi
Cinematography:Jacques Mercanton
Editing:Florence Manier
Studio:Silver Films
Armor Films
Distributor:Les Films Corona
Runtime:85 minutes
Country:France
Language:French

Le Dindon is a 1951 French period 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.[3] It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Henri Schmitt.

Synopsis

In Paris during the Belle Epoque, Monsieur Pontagnac loves his wife but also has a wandering eye that gets him into trouble. This happens particularly when he becomes entangled with Lucienne Vatelin, the wife of a lawyer. A variety of other characters have various suspicions and intrigue and all gather at the same hotel with farcical results.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le DINDON (1951). https://web.archive.org/web/20210430214555/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b70c1d014. dead. April 30, 2021. BFI.
  2. Web site: Review of the film Le Dindon (1951). James. Travers. April 3, 2015. frenchfilms.org.
  3. Book: Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. September 8, 2011. Walter de Gruyter. 9783110951943. Google Books.