''Rooster Heart'' (French: ''Coeur de coq'') is a 1946 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Maurice Cloche Maurice Cloche (17 June 1907, Commercy, Meuse – 23 March 1990, Bordeaux, France) was a French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film '' Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) he won a 1948 Special Aca ...

and starring

Fernandel Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born near Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan ...

Gisèle Alcee Gisele or Gisèle may refer to: Persons * Gisele (given name) * Gisele, mononym of Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen See also * Giselle (disambiguation) '' Giselle'' is a ballet. Giselle may also refer to: * ''Giselle'' (film), a film based on th ...

and

Jean Témerson Jean Témerson (1898–1956) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) - Guillaume - le domestique * '' With a Smile'' (1936) - Cam (uncredited) * '' Pépé le Moko'' (1937) - Gravère * ''Blanchette'' (1 ...

.Quinlan p.178 The film's sets were designed by

Robert Giordani Robert Giordani (1902-1981) was a French art director.Pirolini p.182 He designed the sets for more than eighty productions during his career. Selected filmography * '' Arlette and Love'' (1943) * '' Rooster Heart'' (1946) * '' The Three Cousins' ...

Plot

A man is too shy to ask a girl out and decides to kill himself. While lying in the road he is rescued by a Doctor who tries to cure him by implanting the heart of a

rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adu ...

into him, something which suddenly makes him irresistible to women.

Cast

as Tulipe * Gisèle Alcée as Loulou *

as Stanislas Pugilaskoff *

Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' M ...

as Tournesol * Maximilienne as Mme Estelle *

Henri Arius Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor. Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France. Selected filmography * ''Jeannou'' (1943) * '' Rooster Heart'' (1946) * '' Inspecto ...

as Lacorbiere * Darcelys *

Marthe Marty Marthe may refer to: *Marthe (given name) a feminine given name * ''Marthe'' (novel), an 1876 novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans *''Marthe'', an 1877 play by Georges Ohnet * ''Marthe'' (film), a 1997 film by Gérard Jugnot People with the surname * Wil ...

Lorette Gallant Lorette may refer to the following places: Place names * Lorette River, a tributary of Saint-Charles River, in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada * Lorette, Loire, a commune in the Loire department, France * Lorette, Manitoba, a community in Mani ...

Paul Azaïs Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli * ''Le défenseur'' ( ...

as Serapain * Rouzeaud *

Jacques Hélian Jacques Mikaël Der Mikaëlian better known as Jacques Hélian (born in Paris, 7 June 1912 - died 29 June 1986), was a famous French orchestra conductor for French music-hall. Biography Born of an Armenian father (descendant of Armenian bourge ...

* Michel Roger *

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* Mireille Perrey as Mme Bourride, dite :Vera * Mag-Avril * Cora Camoin * Henri Doublier * Liane Marlene * Zappy Max as Un musicien de l'orchestre

References

Bibliography

* Quinlan, David. ''Quinlan's Film Stars''. Batsford, 2000.

External links

* 1946 films French comedy films 1946 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Maurice Cloche Gaumont Film Company films French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub