The Pelican
1974, French. Directed by Gérard Blain.
Paul has been imprisoned for ten years for passing counterfeit money. He feels victimized enough, both for the prison time and for the crime which led to it; he committed the crime to give his wife the nice things she asked him for. When he discovers that she has remarried a quite wealthy man, he is outraged. However, his ire is not due to her disloyalty to him; he loved their only son to distraction, and now the boy has no knowledge or memory of him.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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- Released
- 6 February 1974
- Original title
- Le Pélican
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Gérard Blain, Marie-Hélène Bauret, André Debaecque
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The Pelican runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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The Pelican isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 February 1974. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Pelican?
The Pelican (1974) was directed by Gérard Blain and stars Gérard Blain, César Chauveau, Daniel Sarky.