One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)

Name: One-Eyed Men Are Kings
Genre: Drama
Released: 1974-10-01

15m

Running Time

Plot.

One-Eyed Men Are Kings [Les... borgnes sont rois] is a 1974 French short film directed by Michel Leroy and Edmond Séchan. In the film, a sad middle-aged man in Paris man and his dog go for a walk, which turns into an ordeal. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

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Cast & Crew.

Paul Préboist

Léon

Marie Marc

Léon’s mother

Lyne Chardonnet

Edmond Séchan

Writer / Director

Michel Leroy

Director / Editor

François de Roubaix

Original Music Composer

Paul Claudon

Producer

Details.

Release Date
October 1, 1974

Original Name
Les... borgnes sont rois

Status
Released

Running Time
15m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-05-16

Wiki.

One-Eyed Men Are Kings (French: Les... borgnes sont rois) is a 1974 French short film directed by Michel Leroy and Edmond Séchan. It won an Oscar in 1975 for Best Short Subject. The Academy Film Archive preserved One-Eyed Men Are Kings in 2012.