Short Head (French: Courte tête) is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux, written by Michel Audiard and starring Fernand Gravey, Micheline Dax and Jean Richard.[1] The film is known under the alternative title Photo Finish.[2]
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| Directed by | Norbert Carbonnaux |
| Written by | Michel Audiard Norbert Carbonnaux Albert Simonin |
| Produced by | Jean-Paul Guibert |
| Starring | Fernand Gravey Micheline Dax Jean Richard |
| Cinematography | Roger Dormoy |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Thiédot |
| Music by | Jean Prodomidès |
Production company | Intermondia Films |
| Distributed by | CCFC Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Synopsis
Two swindlers try to cheat a provincial poultry magnate by getting him to bet on a sure loser in a major horse race.
Cast
- Fernand Gravey as Olivier Parker, a notorious crook. posing as an equestrian coach
- Micheline Dax as Lola d'Héricourt, a venturer
- Jean Richard as Ferdinand Galiveau, poultry dealer and racegoer
- Jacques Duby as Amédée Lucas aka fake jockey "Teddy Morton"
- Darry Cowl as the receptionist at the hotel "Lutécia"
- Hubert Deschamps as Le serveur 'Gay Paris'
- Max Révol as the general agent for starch
- Robert Murzeau as the taylor, also a racegoer
- Jacques Dufilho as the stable-boy
- Harry-Max as Cyril Mauvoisin, l'entraîneur
- Pascal Mazzotti as Le maître d'hôtel
- Annick Tanguy as La danseuse de Mambo
- Louis de Funès as Father Graziani, a fake monk
- Guy Bedos as Fred Campuche
- Paul Bisciglia as Un chasseur de l'hôte
References
Bibliography
- Ginette Vincendeau. Stars and Stardom in French Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000.
External links
- Short Head at IMDb
- Courte tête (1956) at the Films de France
