Le Petomane. Joseph Pujol (Leonard Rossiter)
Le Petomane
- 1979 film
Comic biopic about French farting entertainer Joseph Pujol, AKA 'Le Pétomane'. Stars Leonard Rossiter, Madeline Bellamy, John D. Collins, Michael Cronin, Alexandra Dane and more.
Le Petomane. Image shows from L to R: Recording Engineer (Roland MacLeod), Joseph Pujol (Leonard Rossiter)
Key details
- 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