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The Sheep Has Five Legs (1954)

The Sheep Has Five Legs poster
Original title
Le Mouton à cinq pattes
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
TP
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man searches for his five grown sons who each have different personalities. He tries to bring them together for a family reunion.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulfast-pacedamusingquaintwarm

What happens

The Five-Legged Sheep (French: Le Mouton à cinq pattes) is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil. It won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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