Short Head

Short Head (French: Courte tête) is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux, written by Michel Audiard and starring Fernand Gravey, Micheline Dax and Jean Richard.[1] The film is known under the alternative title Photo Finish.[2]

Short Head
Directed byNorbert Carbonnaux
Produced byJean-Paul Guibert
Written byMichel Audiard
Norbert Carbonnaux
Albert Simonin
StarringFernand Gravey
Micheline Dax
Jean Richard
Music byJean Prodomidès
CinematographyRoger Dormoy
Edited byJacqueline Thiédot
Production
company
Intermondia Films
Distributed byCCFC
Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
10 October 1956
Running time
88 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

Two swindlers try to cheat a provincial poultry magnate by getting him to bet on a sure loser in a major horse race.

Cast

References

  1. Vincendeau p.154
  2. Short Head at IMDb

Bibliography

  • Ginette Vincendeau. Stars and Stardom in French Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000.


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