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19/07/1965 Comedy, Family 0h 15m
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Overview

The Chicken [Le Poulet] is a 1965 French short comedy film directed by Claude Berri. The film follows a father, mother, and son who go to visit a chicken farm. The son catches and brings home a chicken. The father plans to eat it if the chicken doesn't lay eggs. The boy aims to save the chicken and comedy ensues. It won an Oscar in 1966 for Best Short Subject.

  1. Claude Berri

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jacques Marin

    Le père

  2. Viviane Bourbonneux

    La mère

  3. Martin Serre

    Le gosse

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-11-30
A full ten years before Jacques Marin indignantly told Donald Sinden that he was not taking his airship to the “ARCTIQUE”, he was taking his wife (Viviane Bourdonneux) and their young son (Martin Serre) to a chicken farm. Now asides from the moral questions surrounding allowing your child to bond with something you intend, fairly swiftly, to put in the stewing pot this seems like a satisfactory arrangement all round. Until, that is, the youngster learns that roasting day is Sunday, unless it starts laying eggs. What chance? Well he’s no fool, and he knows that there are eggs in the fridg...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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