Director: Gérard Blain
Script: Gérard Blain, Marie-Hélène Bauret, André Debaecque
Cast: Gérard Blain, Dominique Ravix, Daniel Sarky, César Chauveau, Dany Roussel, Régis Blain, Francia Seguy u.a.
Camera: Daniel Gaudry
Editor: Marie-Aimée Debril, Martine Kalfon
Production: Cinépol
Co-production: ORTF, V.M. Productions

Le pélican tells a fatal father-son story, in which the nouvelle-vague actor Gérard Blain (1930–2000) plays the role of the obsessive father. He wrote the screenplay, and directed the film himself.