''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 ol ...

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 Ac ...

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 to ...

, Gisèle Alcee 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'' (193 ...

.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 adult m ...

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

Cast

as Tulipe *

Gisèle Alcée Gisele or Gisèle may refer to: Persons * Gisele (given name) Gisele or Gisèle is a given name. The name is from Old German gesel meaning to "pledge" and variant of Giselle, Gisela etc. Notable people with the name include: Gisele * Gisele B ...

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 * '' ...

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) * ''Inspector ...

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 *Willi ...

* Lorette Gallant *

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'' (1 ...

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 Michel Roger (born 9 March 1949) was the Minister of State of Monaco. He had been a member of the High Court of Monaco since 2007. He assumed office on 29 March 2010, following his appointment by Prince Albert II. Prior to his taking up of the ro ...

* Maria Aranda *

Mireille Perrey Mireille Perrey (1904–1991) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.328 Perrey played some leading roles in the 1930s but gradually developed into a character actor, appearing in films such as the British comedy ''Hotel Sahara'' (1951). In 1 ...

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