Personal comments : Louis de Funès is marked in the credits, he plays the role of the manager of the hotel, he appears in :

Versin VHS :
- 10 seconds at 26 minutes and 32 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 26 seconds at 30 minutes and 48 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 1 minute at 35 minutes and 34 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 49 seconds at 39 minutes and 26 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 22 seconds at 55 minutes and 4 seconds after the beginning of the movie

Version DVD :
- 10 seconds at 26 minutes and 52 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 26 seconds at 31 minutes and 7 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 1 minute at 35 minutes and 54 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 49 seconds at 39 minutes and 45 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 22 seconds at 55 minutes and 24 seconds after the beginning of the movie

♦ Synopsis :

Paris at the beautiful time. Mister de Pontagnac, perfect honest man, loves too the pretty women and that plays to him many turns. Which need has to follow the pretty Lucienne Vatelin, at it, to find itself in the presence of the husband, the Vatelin notary, who belongs to his circle? From there, many characters will meet, avoid themselves, find themselves. Adultery, domestic scenes and reconciliation will be their prize.

♦ Specification sheet :

• Title : Le dindon
• Realization : Claude Barma
• Scenario : According to the detail of Georges Feydeau
• Adaptation, dialogue : Jean Luc
• Images : Jean Mercanton
• Operator : André Villard
• Music : Gérard Calvi
• Decorations : Henri Schmitt
• Suits : Noepel, Christiane Coste
• Editing : Florence Manier
• Sound : Jacques Legrand
• Make-up : Maguy Vernadet, assisted of Hugo Svoboda
• Hairstyles : Michèle Dumont, assisted of Yvonne Barrier
• Photographer of tray : Alexandre Sova
• Script-girl : Paulette Lirand
• General manager : Renée Bardon
• Shooting from August 27th till October 2nd, 1951
• Film 35mm, black and white
• Production : Silver Films, Armor Films (France)
• Leader of production : Robert Dorfmann, Fred Orain
• Director of production : Jean Thery
• Distribution : Corona
• First presentation the November 21st, 1951
• Genre : Comedy
• Duration : 85 mn

♦ Distribution :

• Louis de Funès : The manager
• Nadine Alari : Lucienne Vatelin, the woman of the solicitor
• Jacqueline Pierreux : Armandine
• Denise Provence : Clotilde De Pontagnac
• Gisèle Préville : Maguy Pacarel
• Jane Marken : Mme Pinchard
• Louis Seigner : M. Pinchard
• Jacques Charon : M. De Pontagnac
• Robert Hirsch : M. Rédillon
• Jacques Morel : Mister Vatelin, the solicitor and the husband of Lucienne
• Pierre Larquey : Géronte
• Fred Pasquali : M. Pascarel
• Gaston Orbal : The police captain
• Paul Bisciglia : Victor, the bellboy
• Léon Berton : The night watchman
• Marcel Méral : The second police captain
• Georges Bever : A customer
• Emile Mylos : M. Grossback
• Jean Sylvère : The clerk
• Guy Denancy
• Alain Quercy
• Janine Zorelli

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