Synopsis
A series of sketches lampooning the post-war newsreel: sport, news in brief, recipes… Among the items: A man, Léon Pitot, sets out to run 150 miles on the back of his twin sister; the broadcasting of a speech in the National Assembly by the Minister of Reproduction; coverage of a cross-country race through the St. Cloud woods. Plus, a Parisian gardener’s cost-cutting recipe for large families.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Panthéon
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Jeudi
Full credits (3)
- Executive Producer : Pierre Braunberger
- Screenwriter : Gilles Margaritis
- Original idea : François Denis
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1948
- Runtime : 17 min
- Visa number : 8713
- Visa issue date : 07/04/1949
- Color type : Black & White
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