''Piédalu Works Miracles'' (French: ''Piédalu fait des miracles'') is a 1952 French
comedy film directed by
and starring
Ded Rysel,
Félix Oudart and
Mary Marquet.
[Bessy & Chirat p.157] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in
Paris. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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. It was one of a trilogy of films featuring the character Piédalu, following on from ''
Piédalu in Paris''.
Synopsis
In a rural French settlement, the inhabitants are deeply divided over the construction of a new
swimming pool
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. Both female and male swimming societies claim supremacy over the new pool. It falls to the well-meaning Piédalu to broker a deal between them.
Cast
*
Ded Rysel as Piédalu
*
Félix Oudart
*
Clara Tambour
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* CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization
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People
* Clara (given name), a feminine give ...
*
Alexandre Rignault
*
Mary Marquet
*
Marcelle Arnold
*
Raymond Cordy
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Selected filmography
* ''Little Lise'' (1930) - Un joueur de billa ...
*
Claire Olivier
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*Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire
*Clair (surname)
Places
Canada
* Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska
* Clair Parish, New Brunswick
* Pointe-Claire, Que ...
*
Jacques Berlioz
*
Olivier Mathot
*
Françoise Soulié
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* Françoise Adnet ...
*
Albert Duvaleix
*
Roger Blin
*
Paul Bonifas
*
Max Dalban
*
René Hell
*
René Hiéronimus
*
Robert Le Fort
*
Charles Lemontier
*
Christian Lude
*
Julien Maffre
*
Alexandre Mihalesco
References
Bibliography
* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1951–1955''. Pygmalion, 1989.
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1952 films
French comedy films
1952 comedy films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Loubignac
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
Films set in Paris
French sequel films
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