A Rare Bird

A Rare Bird
Directed by	Richard Pottier
Written by	Jacques Prévert
Based on	Three Men in the Snow by Erich Kästner
Produced by	Oscar Dancigers
Starring	Pierre Brasseur Max Dearly Monique Rolland
Cinematography	Jean Bachelet Charles Bauer
Edited by	Pierre Méguérian
Music by	Henri Poussigue
Production company	Mega Films
Distributed by	Les Films Roussillon
Release date	7 June 1935
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

A Rare Bird (French: Un oiseau rare) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Pierre Brasseur, Max Dearly and Monique Rolland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Hubert and Jacques Krauss. It is based on the 1934 novel Three Men in the Snow by Erich Kästner.

Synopsis

A millionaire and a craftsman both win a competition to design a new slogan and win a stay at a hotel in a ski resort, but a series of misunderstandings lead to the two being confused for each other.

Cast

• Pierre Brasseur as Jean Berthier
• Max Dearly as Melleville
• Monique Rolland as Renée
• Charles Dechamps as Le directeur de l'hôtel
• Jean Tissier as Mascaret
• Madeleine Guitty as Léonie
• Henri Vilbert as Grégoire
• Claire Gérard as Mme Berthier
• Pierre Larquey as Valentin
• Marcel Duhamel as Le baron Tourtau
• Madeleine Suffel as La baronne Tourtau
• Anthony Gildès as Le sourd
• Léon Arvel as Broux
• Carlos Avril
• Lou Bonin
• Marguerite de Morlaye as La danseuse au bal masué
• Geno Ferny as Le membre du conseil d'administration
• Georges Jamin as Un montagnard
• Liliane Lesaffre as L'aubergiste
• Maurice Marceau as Le danseur au chalet
• Pierre Sabas

See also

• Three Men in the Snow (1936)
• Paradise for Three (1938)
• Three Men in the Snow (1955)
• Three Men in the Snow (1974)

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

• A Rare Bird at IMDb