| The Five-Legged Sheep Le Mouton à cinq pattes | |
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| Directed by | Henri Verneuil |
| Written by | Jean Marsan Jacques Perret Raoul Ploquin Henri Troyat Henri Verneuil |
| Produced by | Raoul Ploquin |
| Starring | Fernandel Françoise Arnoul Andrex |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
| Music by | Georges Van Parys |
| Distributed by | Cocinor |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
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| Language | French |
The Five-Legged Sheep (French:Le Mouton à cinq pattes) is a 1954 Frenchcomedy film directed byHenri Verneuil. It won theGolden Leopard at theLocarno International Film Festival[2] and was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Story.
An old farmer who has hated his fivequintuplets for over twenty years is visited by villagers who believe they should be reunited, and a search for them begins.
Bosley Crowther ofThe New York Times wrote that "it is probably the cleverest and most hilarious French comedy we've seen since thewar." He added, "This reviewer is still laughing fondly at the fantastic humors it unfolds." Crowther saved his highest praise for Fernandel, saying that he "works harder than the rest of the cast rolled into one. We hope he was paid six salaries for this picture. He certainly earns them, every one."[3]
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