
Cadet Rousselle
1947-09-03 · 9 min · ★ 7.5
Colourful puppets illustrate the old French song about Cadet Rousselle, who falls down a ladder, who trips on battlements, and whose dogs will not obey him. The animated figures carry our hero through his predicaments with colour and verve.
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- Directors
- George Dunning
- Production companies
- ONF | NFB
- Countries
- Canada, France
- Status
- Released
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