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The Ostrich Has Two Eggs (French: Les oeufs de l'autruche) is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Pierre Fresnay, Simone Renant and Georges Poujouly.[1] It was based on a play by André Roussin.

The Ostrich Has Two Eggs
Directed by	Denys de La Patellière
Written by	Shervan Sidery Frédéric Grendel Denys de La Patellière
Based on	Ostrich Eggs by André Roussin
Produced by	Maurice Teyssier
Starring	Pierre Fresnay Simone Renant Georges Poujouly
Cinematography	Pierre Petit
Edited by	Monique Isnardon Robert Isnardon
Music by	Henri Sauguet
Production company	Vauban Productions
Distributed by	Jeannic Films
Release date	30 August 1957
Running time	82 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié.

Synopsis

A father sticks his head in a sand like an ostrich, while his two growing children become increasingly sexually experienced.

Cast

• Pierre Fresnay as Hippolyte Barjus
• Simone Renant as Thérèse Barjus
• Georges Poujouly as Roger Barjus
• Mady Berry as Leonie
• Paul Mercey as le barman bavard
• Yoko Tani as la comtesse Yoko
• Guy Bertil as le journaliste
• André Roussin as Henri
• Marguerite Pierry as Mme. Grombert
• François Chaumette as M. Marlatier

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Ostrich Has Two Eggs at IMDb

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