The Fighting Cock (1969)

4.0/10 90 min Comedy

Overview

A sleeping car employee seeking a well-deserved rest is prevented from doing so by the crowing of his neighbor's rooster. Just as he's about to settle the score, he's presented with a gift: a rubber band around the annoying bird's beak temporarily puts an end to its vocalizations. But the animal can't be left alone, and Pierre has to take it with him on his nocturnal journeys: you can imagine the disturbance it can cause when, after being thrown out of a wagon window, it lands in the next van full of pheasants. The whole little world spills out onto the train, and the conductor is not at all pleased! Pierre manages to get a young passenger to assume ownership of the rooster, but not for long. Every time Pierre tries to get rid of it, it somehow comes back to him.

Cast

Pierre Richard

Pierre

Michel Galabru

Albert

Claude Piéplu

Commander

Jean-Pierre Darras

Paoli

Marthe Mercadier

Marie-Blanche Turgan

René Clermont

De Givray

Charles Charras

Abel Turgan

Claude Brosset

Sewer worker

Raoul Curet

SNCF inspector

Jacques Boudet

Station master

Pierre Frag

Station master

Jean Mourat

Gabriel’s chauffeur

Jacques Galland

Official

Maryse Martin

Tobacconist

Claude Evrard

Railway worker

Henri Coutet

Railway worker

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