Le Mouton à cinq pattes
(The Sheep Has Five Legs)

France (1954): Comedy

The matchless French farceur Fernandel essays six different roles in The Sheep Has Five Legs. We first see the horse-faced one as an elderly wine grower, looking forward to an upcoming family reunion with mixed emotions. One by one, the other five Fernandels make their appearances; these are the wine-grower's sons, each one a small masterpiece of comic characterization. Despite an overreliance on dialogue, the film's humor translates quite well to non-French audiences. Directed by Henri Verneuil. (Les Film Raoul Ploquin/UMPO) (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide)

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