Black and White in Color
(1976)
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Black and White in Color
(1976)
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Sergeant Bosselet
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Jacques Dufilho | ... |
Paul Rechampot
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Catherine Rouvel | ... |
Marinette
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Jacques Spiesser | ... |
Hubert Fresnoy
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Maurice Barrier | ... |
Caprice
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Benjamin Memel Atchory | ... |
Assomption
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Peter Berling | ... |
Père Jean de la Croix
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Marius Beugre Boignan | ... |
Barthelmy
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Claude Legros | ... |
Jacques Rechampot
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Dora Doll | ... |
Maryvonne
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Baye Macoumba Diop | ... |
Lamartine
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Jacques Monnet | ... |
Père Simon
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Dieter Schidor | ... |
Kraft
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Aboubakar Toine | ... |
Fidele
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Marc Zuber | ... |
Major Anglais
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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. Written by Carl Seiler <lcs9549@tamsun.tamu.edu>
Somewhat familiar, but often very funny anti-war, anti-imperialist satire/farce.
A motley bunch of French, holding down a colonial fort in Africa, discover that WWI has been declared, so go and attack their German neighbors, using their native semi-servants as soldiers, with disastrous results.
Few films manage to wrestle so well, with so many issues racism, nationalism, religious hypocrisy, etc.
If it kept to it's most original moments, and didn't fall over the edge occasionally into the silly or obviously preachy at times it would be a great film. As is, I might well re-visit. Some professional critics rave, some hate it.