''A Rare Bird'' (French: ''Un oiseau rare'') is a 1935 French

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directed by

Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''If I Were Boss (1934 film), If I Were Boss'' ( ...

and starring

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (; 22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur was an actor as well. The family tradition of using the name ''Br ...

, Max Dearly and Monique Rolland. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Robert Hubert and Jacques Krauss. It is based on the 1934 novel '' Three Men in the Snow'' by

Erich Kästner Emil Erich Kästner (; 23 February 1899 – 29 July 1974) was a German writer, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known primarily for his humorous, socially astute poems and for children's books including ''Emil and the Detectives'' and '' Lisa an ...

.Goble p.252

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and a craftsman both win a competition to design a new

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and win a stay at a

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in a

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, but a series of misunderstandings lead to the two being confused for each other.

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as Jean Berthier * Max Dearly as Melleville * Monique Rolland as Renée *

Charles Dechamps Charles Dechamps (13 September 1882 – 25 September 1959) was a French stage and film actor. He married the comedian Fernande Albany on 19 November 1925. He died in 1959, and was buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Filmography * 1909: ...

as Le directeur de l'hôtel *

Jean Tissier Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier. Selected filmogr ...

as Mascaret * Madeleine Guitty as Léonie * Henri Vilbert as Grégoire * Claire Gérard as Mme Berthier *

Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''P ...

as Valentin * Marcel Duhamel as Le baron Tourtau *

Madeleine Suffel Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) was a French film and stage actress.Palmer & Michael p.274 She played supporting roles in a number of films from the early 1930s onwards. Selected filmography * '' A Rare Bird'' (1935) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1 ...

as La baronne Tourtau *

Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ...

as Le sourd *

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as Broux * Carlos Avril * Lou Bonin *

Marguerite de Morlaye Marguerite de Morlaye (29 January 1870, Saint-Mandé –18 September 1957, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * '' My Priest Among the Rich'' (1925) * ''Martyr'' (1927) * '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1929) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) ...

as La danseuse au bal masué *

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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

References

Bibliography

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

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* 1935 films French comedy films 1935 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Richard Pottier Films based on Three Men in the Snow (novel) Films set in hotels Films set in the Alps Skiing films French black-and-white films 1930s French films French-language comedy films {{1930s-France-film-stub

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