The Chicken

A Short film by Claude Berri

Production year : 1963

Synopsis

A little boy “hatches” a scheme to save a chicken from becoming his family’s Sunday dinner, by pretending that he is in fact laying eggs...

Actor

Jacques Marin

Production and distribution

Executive Producer :

Renn Productions

TV Broadcasts: Cumulative total

TV broadcasts: details by country

About

Best Live Action Short - 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Full credits (5)

Producer :

Claude Berri

Director of Photography :

Ghislain Cloquet

Music Composer :

René Urtreger

Screenwriter :

Claude Berri

Editor :

Sophie Coussein

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Drama

Themes :

Childhood

Production language :

French

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

100% French

Production year :

1963

Runtime :

15 min

Visa number :

27612

Visa issue date :

11/03/1963

Production formats :

35mm

Color type :

Black & White

Audio format :

Mono

Director

Claude Berri

Un moment d'égarement (2014), Treasure (2009), Welcome to the Land of Ch'tis (2007)

Festival Selections

Academy Awards (United States, 1966)

Selection

Nomination for Best Live Action Short

Awards

Academy Awards (United States, 1966)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Synopsis

Actor

Production and distribution

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About

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Editor :

Technical details

Short film

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Director

Festival Selections

Academy Awards (United States, 1966)

Selection

Awards

Academy Awards (United States, 1966)

Awards

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