The Chicken
1965 · 15 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 518 VOTES · DIR. Claude Berri
Overview
The Chicken [Le Poulet] is a 1965 French short comedy film directed by Claude Berri. The film follows a father, mother, and son who go to visit a chicken farm. The son catches and brings home a chicken. The father plans to eat it if the chicken doesn't lay eggs. The boy aims to save the chicken and comedy ensues. It won an Oscar in 1966 for Best Short Subject.
Dialogue Timeline — 46 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 THE CHICKEN
00:03:31 The ship pitches
00:03:39 "But no sissies are we... " Start again!
00:03:46 The ship pitches
00:03:53 But no sissies are we
00:04:08 -Pee-pee! -Not now!
00:05:03 Anyone home?
00:06:22 -How do we prepare it? -In the stew pot.
00:06:35 No, honey, it's not a hen.
00:06:45 Do we eat the hens?
00:06:50 Eat!
00:07:48 Eat up. You don't know who's eating you.
00:08:24 Mine doesn't like poultry.
00:09:21 We remind you that this program...
00:09:26 So we say to them, good night. Sleep tight!
00:09:34 Who?
00:09:44 When will we eat the chicken?
00:11:27 It's a hen.
00:12:51 Another one.
00:12:56 We don't. Because it's a hen.
00:14:46 It's him!
00:14:54 -It never happens? -Never!
00:15:05 No, honey, we won't eat him. Will we, Papa?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed46
Dialogue density3.1 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line00:15:05
Production Record
DirectorClaude Berri
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes518