Synopsis
An upper-class corporal is captured by the Germans during their 1940 invasion of France. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a German dental assistant, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the border.
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Details
- Released
- 23 May 1962
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Writers
- Guy Lefranc, Jean Renoir
- Countries
- France
- Languages
- German, French
- Production
- Les Films du Cyclope, Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
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Cast
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Claude Brasseur
Claude Rich
Jacques Jouanneau
Mario David
Jean Carmet
Philippe Castelli
Guy Bedos
O.E. Hasse
Cornelia Froboess