Le Petomane - Film - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Le Petomane. Image shows from L to R: Recording Engineer (Roland MacLeod), Joseph Pujol (Leonard Rossiter)

Genre

Film

Released

1979

Stars

Leonard Rossiter, Madeline Bellamy, John D. Collins, Michael Cronin, Alexandra Dane, Victor Lucas, Roland MacLeod, Michael Ripper and more

Writers

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson

Director

Ian MacNaughton

Producers

Steven Bentinck, Robin Courage and Peter Eton

Company

Tragicomic biopic of French music hall star Joseph Pujol, better known by his stage name, 'Le Pétomane'.

Able to fart not just at will but with extraordinary control, Le Pétomane created and performed a wide range of impressions, musical accompaniments and tricks, becoming a superstar and cashcow for his employer, Paris's Moulin Rouge, in the process.

Additional details

Production

Studio

Camera set-up

Single camera

Picture

Colour