A Rare Bird

{{Short description|1935 film by Richard Pottier}} {{Infobox film | name = A Rare Bird | image =Un_oiseau_rare.jpg | caption = | director = Richard Pottier | producer = Oscar Dancigers | based_on = ''Three Men in the Snow'' by Erich Kästner | writer = Jacques Prévert | narrator = | starring = Pierre Brasseur <br /> Max Dearly <br /> Monique Rolland | music = Henri Poussigue | cinematography = Jean Bachelet <br /> Charles Bauer | editing = Pierre Méguérian | studio = Mega Films | distributor = Les Films Roussillon | released = {{Film date|1935|06|07|df=yes}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = France | language = French | budget = | gross =

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'''''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.<ref>Parish p.63</ref> 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.<ref>Goble p.252</ref>

==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 == {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

== External links == * {{IMDb title|0194484}}

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