Black and White in Color
“The picture that marches to a different drummer”
1976•1h 32m•6.4•Released
DramaComedyWar
French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writer
Jean-Jacques Annaud, Georges Conchon
Languages
French, English
Studio
Reggane Films
Cast
Jean Carmet
Sergeant Bosselet
Jacques Dufilho
Paul Rechampot
Catherine Rouvel
Marinette
Jacques Spiesser
Hubert Fresnoy
Dora Doll
Maryvonne
Maurice Barrier
Caprice
Benjamin Memel Atchory
Assomption
Peter Berling
Père Jean de la Croix
Marius Beugre Boignan
Barthelmy
Claude Legros
Jacques Rechampot
Baye Macoumba Diop
Lamartine
Jacques Monnet
Père Simon
Dieter Schidor
Kraft
Aboubacar Touré
Fidele
Marc Zuber
Major Anglais
Production
Company
Reggane Films
Company
Artco-Film
Company
France 3 Cinéma
Company
Allied Artists
Company
Les Films S.F.P.
Producer
Jacques Perrin
Producer
Giorgio Silvagni
Producer
Arthur Cohn
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