Happy Anniversary (1962)

1962 · Short film · 12 min · dir. Pierre Étaix

• Comedy

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Synopsis

Heureux Anniversaire is a 1962 French short comedy film directed by Pierre Étaix. While his wife impatiently waits and gets drunk, a husband tries to get the appropriate anniversary gifts and fight his way home through traffic in time for their celebratory lunch. It won an Oscar in 1963 for Best Short Subject.

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Details

Director

Pierre Étaix

Cinematography

Pierre Levent

Studio

C.A.P.A.C.

Released

1963-06-20

Original title

Heureux anniversaire

Running time

12 minutes

Cast & crew

• Pierre Étaix Director
• Pierre Étaix
• GGeorges Loriot
• LLaurence Lignières
• NNono Zammit
• Lucien Frégis
• IIcan Paillaud
• Robert Blome

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