A Rare Bird (French: Un oiseau rare) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Pierre Brasseur, Max Dearly and Monique Rolland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Hubert and Jacques Krauss. It is based on the 1934 novel Three Men in the Snow by Erich Kästner.
Synopsis
A millionaire and a craftsman both win a competition to design a new slogan and win a stay at a hotel in a ski resort, but a series of misunderstandings lead to the two being confused for each other.
Cast
Pierre Brasseur as Jean Berthier
Max Dearly as Melleville
Monique Rolland as Renée
Charles Dechamps as Le directeur de l'hôtel
Jean Tissier as Mascaret
Madeleine Guitty as Léonie
Henri Vilbert as Grégoire
Claire Gérard as Mme Berthier
Pierre Larquey as Valentin
Marcel Duhamel as Le baron Tourtau
Madeleine Suffel as La baronne Tourtau
Anthony Gildès as Le sourd
Léon Arvel as Broux
Carlos Avril
Lou Bonin
Marguerite de Morlaye as La danseuse au bal masué
Geno Ferny as Le membre du conseil d'administration
Georges Jamin as Un montagnard
Liliane Lesaffre as L'aubergiste
Maurice Marceau as Le danseur au chalet
Pierre Sabas
See also
Three Men in the Snow (1936) Paradise for Three (1938) Three Men in the Snow (1955) Three Men in the Snow (1974)
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Parish, James Robert. Film Actors Guide. Scarecrow Press, 1977.