Piédalu Works Miracles

Piédalu Works Miracles
Directed by	Jean Loubignac
Written by	Jean Loubignac Ded Rysel
Produced by	Emil Flavin
Starring	Ded Rysel Félix Oudart Mary Marquet
Cinematography	René Colas
Edited by	Jacques Mavel
Music by	Henri Bourtayre
Production company	Optimax Films
Distributed by	Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Release date	10 October 1952 (1952-10-10)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Piédalu Works Miracles (French: Piédalu fait des miracles) is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Jean Loubignac and starring Ded Rysel, Félix Oudart and Mary Marquet.^[1][2][3] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon. It was one of a trilogy of films featuring the character Piédalu, following on from Piédalu in Paris.

Synopsis

In a rural French settlement, the inhabitants are deeply divided over the construction of a new swimming pool. Both female and male swimming societies claim supremacy over the new pool. It falls to the well-meaning Piédalu to broker a deal between them.

Cast

• Ded Rysel as Piédalu
• Félix Oudart
• Clara Tambour
• Alexandre Rignault
• Mary Marquet
• Marcelle Arnold
• Raymond Cordy
• Claire Olivier
• Jacques Berlioz
• Olivier Mathot
• Françoise Soulié
• Albert Duvaleix
• Roger Blin
• Paul Bonifas
• Max Dalban
• René Hell
• René Hiéronimus
• Robert Le Fort
• Charles Lemontier
• Christian Lude
• Julien Maffre
• Alexandre Mihalesco

References

1. Rège p.654
2. Bessy & Chirat p.157
3. "Piédalu fait des miracles ! de Jean Loubignac (1952)". Unifrance. Retrieved 2024-04-04.

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951–1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Piédalu Works Miracles at IMDb