Fred Orain - Turner Classic Movies

Filmography

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Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)

Jour de Fete (1949)

Soigne ton Gauche (1936)

The School for Postmen (1947)

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Jour de Fete (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Nature's Been Generous With Him

Jour de Fete (1949) -- (Movie Clip) The Americans Have You Beat

Biography

Filmography

Producer (Feature Film)

Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)

Jour de Fete (1949)

Soigne ton Gauche (1936)

Producer (Short)

The School for Postmen (1947)

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Jour de Fete (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Nature's Been Generous With Him Director, star and co-writer Jacques Tati, in his first feature, has just been introduced as the mailman Francois in the tiny French village (the real Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre), where Guy Decomble and Paul Frankeur have arrived with their carnival, and the famous bit with the flagpole begins, in Jour de Fete, 1949.

Jour de Fete (1949) -- (Movie Clip) The Americans Have You Beat Tipsy and annoyed if not despondent, rural French mail carrier Francois (first-time director, co-writer and star Jacques Tati) has just seen an American newsreel about the dazzling advances in mail delivery in America, resulting in some inspired bumbling, in Jour de Fete, 1949.

Jour de Fete (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Speed! Speed! Motivated now by the newsreel he saw about the American methods of delivery, rural French postman Francois (director Jacques Tati) sets about his rounds with new determination, with some of the best gags, in Tati’s first feature, Jour de Fete, 1949.

Mr. Hulot's Holiday -- (Movie Clip) Visiting Martine Mr. Hulot (director & star Jacques Tati) makes a hash of waiting for his date, the fetching Martine (Nathalie Pascaud) in Mr. Hulot's Holiday, 1953.

Mr. Hulot's Holiday -- (Movie Clip) Tennis Mr. Hulot (director & star Jacques Tati) fashions a hat from a newspaper and undertakes to play tennis, to the amusement of Martine (Nathalie Pascaud) in Mr. Hulot's Holiday, 1953.

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