The Sheep Has Five Legs

Sep 24, 1954

1h 44m

★ 5.7

The Incomparable FERNANDEL...in a delightful 'tour de force'

Overview

A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Cocinex

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Cast

Edouard de Saint-Forget

Fernandel

Marianne Durand-Perrin

Françoise Arnoul

Un marin

Andrex

M. Durand-Perrin

Georges Chamarat

Le docteur Marius Bollène

Édouard Delmont

Solange Saint-Forget

Paulette Dubost

Pilate

Louis de Funès

Le maire

René Génin

Roland Brissard

Noël Roquevert

Mme Durand-Perrin

Denise Grey

Le joueur américain

Darío Moreno

Le brigadier

Edmond Ardisson

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