Chicken Feed for Little Birds
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In a building close to the Place de la Contrescarpe in Paris, a tale of criss‑crossings in turn romantic, gourmet, interested or mystical, between an Italian gigolo and a nightclub hostess, a family of butchers and an apprentice rocker, a mystic tailor, a writer sending himself telegrams, an alert paralytic woman, a thoughtful concierge, a bird breeder and a just‑out‑of‑jail hooligan. Little by little each one discovers each other’s more or less troubled history… when a mysterious death introduces the Police within this huis clos, hastens disclosure of well‑kept secrets and ruffle this little World.
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Cast
29 people
Paul Meurisse
M. Armand, un ancien truand
Known for
Army of Shadows
Diabolique
Dany Saval
Lucie
Known for
Animal
Boeing, Boeing
Suzy Delair
Antoinette
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
Roland Lesaffre
le locataire
Known for
Atlantic Wall
Thérèse Raquin
Jean Richard
le boucher
Known for
War of the Buttons
The Annuity
Suzanne Gabriello
la concierge
Also in
Le Temps des as
Un gosse de la butte
Franco Citti
Renato
Known for
Accattone
Oedipus Rex
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Melle Pain
Known for
Le Corbeau
Jenny Lamour
Jean Parédès
M. Fleurville
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
Angelique and the King
Jean-Marie Proslier
Albin
Known for
Banzaï
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Dany Logan
Jojo
Robert Dalban
l'inspecteur de police
Known for
Fantomas
Crooks in Clover
Marcel Carné Director · Jacques Sigurd Screenplay Albert Simonin Author
First release February 15, 1963 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Les Films Borderie
Production
Champs-Élysées Productions
Production
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Production
Les Films Borderie
Production
Variety Film Production
Production
Films Borderie
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 15, 1963
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