Le Pétomane (film)

Le Pétomane
Directed byIan MacNaughton
Screenplay byRay Galton and Alan Simpson
Produced bySteve Bentinck
Robin Courage
Peter Eton
StarringLeonard Rossiter
Edited byBob Dearberg
Production
company
Legionnaire Films
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
Running time
33 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Le Pétomane is a 1979 British short tragicomic biographical film directed by Ian MacNaughton and starring Leonard Rossiter. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson based on the life of Le Pétomane, the stage name of the 19th century French flatulist (professional farter) and entertainer Joseph Pujol who was famous for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles, which enabled him to seemingly fart at will and whose 'farting' performances at the Moulin Rouge in Paris drove his audiences to hysterics.

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