The Fighting Cock

A sleeping car employee seeking a well-deserved rest is prevented from doing so by the crowing of his neighbor's rooster. Just as he's about to settle the score, he's presented with a gift: a rubber band around the annoying bird's beak temporarily puts an end to its vocalizations. But the animal can't be left alone, and Pierre has to take it with him on his nocturnal journeys: you can imagine the disturbance it can cause when, after being thrown out of a wagon window, it lands in the next van full of pheasants. The whole little world spills out onto the train, and the conductor is not at all pleased! Pierre manages to get a young passenger to assume ownership of the rooster, but not for long. Every time Pierre tries to get rid of it, it somehow comes back to him.

2.5

90 min

Cast

Pierre Richard

as Pierre

Michel Galabru

as Albert

Claude Piéplu

as Commander

Jean-Pierre Darras

as Paoli

Marthe Mercadier

as Marie-Blanche Turgan

René Clermont

as De Givray

Charles Charras

as Abel Turgan

Marlene Rick

as Ingrid

Claude Brosset

as Sewer worker

Renaud Garcia

as Gabriel

Raoul Curet

as SNCF inspector

Jacques Boudet

as Station master

Pierre Frag

as Station master

Jean Mourat

as Gabriel’s chauffeur

André Nader

as Official

Jacques Galland

as Official

Bernard Revon

as CRS commander

Maryse Martin

as Tobacconist

Claude Evrard

as Railway worker

Henri Coutet

as Railway worker

Michel Robin

as Controller

Marianne Rick

as Ingrid

Philippe Engrand

as Taxi driver

Henri Roger

as Official

Michel Choquet

as (uncredited)

Director

Christian-Paul Arrighi