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Jour de fête (1949)
Directed by Jacques Tati
Comedy · 1h 26m
Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.
Cast
Jacques Tati
François, the postman
Guy Decomble
Roger
Paul Frankeur
Marcel
Santa Relli
Roger's wife
M
Maine Vallée
Jeannette
R
Roger Rafal
Hairdresser
Jacques Beauvais
Cafe owner
D
Delcassan
Gossip
A
Alexandre Wirtz
R
Robert Balpo
Castellan (uncredited)
J
Jacques Cottin
Brass Band Member in 'Bondu' Café (uncredited)
G
Gisèle Lamy
Young girl on the way to fairground (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Jacques Tati
- Screenplay
- Jacques Tati, Henri Marquet, René Wheeler
- Director of Photography
- Jacques Mercanton
- Original Music Composer
- Jean Yatove
- Editor
- Marcel Morreau
- Producer
- Fred Orain, André Paulvé
Details
- Release date
- 1949-05-11
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Cady Films, Panoramic Films