The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs (1905)
- Original title
- La Poule aux œufs d'or
- Directed by
- Gaston Velle
- Genre
- fantasy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A farmer has a hen that lays golden eggs. The film shows what happens when greed takes over.
whimsicaldreamlikeplayfulfantasticallight-heartedold-fashionedsimple
What happens
The Hen That Laid the Golden Eggs (French: La poule aux œufs d'or), also known as The Hen with the Golden Eggs, is a 1905 French silent trick film directed by Gaston Velle. The film is inspired by the eponymous fable by Jean de La Fontaine, itself based on Aesop's fable The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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