The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)
"Le mouton à cinq pattes" (original title)

Director:

Henri Verneuil

Writers:

René Barjavel (dialogue), Jean Manse (story),

Stars:

Fernandel, Françoise Arnoul, Andrex

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fernandel	...	Édouard Saint-Forget / Les quintuplés : Alain, Bernard, Charles, Désiré et Etienne
Françoise Arnoul	...	Marianne Durand-Perrin
Andrex	...	Un marin
Michel Ardan	...	Un marin
Edmond Ardisson	...	Le brigadier
Georges Chamarat	...	M. Durand-Perrin, le père
Édouard Delmont	...	Le docteur Bollène
Paulette Dubost	...	Solange Saint-Forget
Ky Duyen	...	Un chinois (as Ky-Duyen)
Louis de Funès	...	Pilate (as Louis de Funes)
Leopoldo Francés	...	Le métis
Micheline Gary	...	L'hôtesse de l'instutut de beauté
René Génin	...	Le maire
Denise Grey	...	Mme Durand-Perrin, la mère
Tony Jacquot	...	L'instituteur

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

beauty parlor | daughter | death from heart attack | actor playing multiple roles | undertaker | 

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Taglines:

The Incomparable FERNANDEL...in a delightful 'tour de force"

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

24 September 1954 (France)

Also Known As:

The Sheep Has Five Legs

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cocinex, Les Films Raoul Ploquin

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The story of Father Charles, who hides away because he is laughed at due to his similarity to "that priest in the movies", is a reference to the series of films being made at that time in which Fernandel played Don Camillo.

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Connections

References The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)

User Reviews

A hidden gem that needs to be viewed by more cinema buffs.

Fernandel is brilliant in multiple roles that stretch his abilities as a wonderful comedic actor with the "horse faced" grin. The story concept is clever with a delightful "surprise" conclusion, yet it is the episodic statements that give full bloom to this wonderful film; especially the sequence aboard the tramp steamer when a gambling game involves the reaction of its players to a housefly.