The Fat and the Lean
6.2
A small and thin barefoot slave (played by Polanski) plays a flute and beats a drum to entertain his large master who rocks in a rocking chair in front of his mansion. The slave jumps and leaps like a madman, wipes his master's brow, feeds him, washes his feet, shades him from the sun with an umbrella and holds a urinal for him.
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Roman Polanski Director · Krzysztof Komeda Composer Jean-Michel Boussaguet Cinematographer
First release December 1, 1961 · Produced in France · Original title Le gros et le maigre
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France
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Original title
Le gros et le maigre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
France · December 1, 1961
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Tours)
No release date listed for United States.
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