Chicken Feed for Little Birds

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

109 mins | Comedy | Feb. 15, 1963

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.

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

109 mins | Comedy | Feb. 15, 1963

Chicken Feed for Little Birds
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Variety Film Production, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), Films Borderie, Champs-Élysées Productions
Original title Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux
Directors Marcel Carné
Writers Jacques Sigurd, Albert Simonin, Marcel Carné

Cast

Paul Meurisse

as M. Armand, un ancien truand

Dany Saval

as Lucie

Suzy Delair

as Antoinette

Roland Lesaffre

as le locataire

Jean Richard

as le boucher

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

as Melle Pain

Suzanne Gabriello

as la concierge

Dany Logan

as Jojo

Jean Parédès

as M. Fleurville

Robert Dalban

as l'inspecteur de police

France Anglade

as la serveuse

Joëlle Bernard

as Gladys

Franco Citti

as Renato

Dominique Davray

as la patronne de "L'Aquarium"

Sophie Destrade

as une amie de M. Armand

Pierre Duncan

as Victor

Paul Faivre

as l'oiselier

Corrado Guarducci

as le patron du restaurant

Jean-Pierre Zola

as le caissier de la banque

Charles Bayard

as le monsieur âgé qui croise Lucie dans la rue

Louisette Rousseau

as la locataire aux nombreux enfants

Béatrice Calvo

as une twisteuse

Alphonso Mathis

as le barman

Pierre Mirat

as le patron du bistrot

Bibi Morat

as un petit garçon

Pierre Collet

as un consommateur

Masako Sato

as la "Japonaise"