The Ostrich Has Two Eggs
1957, French. Directed by Denys de La Patellière.
A father discovers one day that one of his sons is a homosexual and the other, is the "gigolo" of a Japanese countess. He is first horrified, but finally accepts the situation because it brings him economical advantages.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Denys de La PatellièreDirector
- Pierre FresnayHippolyte Barjus
- Simone RenantThérèse Barjus
- Georges PoujoulyRoger Barjus
- Mady BerryLeonie
- Hubert ButhionCast
- Gérard DorsenCast
- Paul MerceyThe talkative bartender
- Pénélope PortraitCast
- Yoko TaniYoko
- Guy BertilThe journalist
- André RoussinHenri
- Marguerite PierryMrs. Grombert
Details
- Released
- 29 August 1957
- Original title
- Les Œufs de l'autruche
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The Ostrich Has Two Eggs runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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The Ostrich Has Two Eggs isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 August 1957. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Ostrich Has Two Eggs?
The Ostrich Has Two Eggs (1957) was directed by Denys de La Patellière and stars Pierre Fresnay, Simone Renant, Georges Poujouly.