Champ d'honneur (1987)

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87 min - Drama | History | War - 16 September 1987 (France)

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The Dordogne, 1869. Pierre Naboulet, a poor tenant farmer, has drawn a lucky number in the French Army draft lottery... See full summary »

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Credited cast:
	Cris Campion	...	Pierre Naboulet
	Pascale Rocard	...	Henriette
	Eric Wapler	...	Arnaud Florent
	Frédéric Mayer	...	The Child
	André Wilms	...	The pedlar
	Marcelle Dessalles	...	Pierre's Mother
	Marion Audier	...	Pierre's Sister
	Robert Sandrey	...	Florent's Father
	Lily Genny	...	Florent's Mother
	Louis-Marie Taillefer	...	Gang Leader
	François Segura	...	Roger
	Jacques Arne
	Jean-Pierre Beaudeau
	Gisèle Boubou
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Vincent Martin	...	Ernest

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The Dordogne, 1869. Pierre Naboulet, a poor tenant farmer, has drawn a lucky number in the French Army draft lottery. He will be exempt from a five-year period of military service. But he sells his number to Florent, a rich merchant, and takes the place of Florent's son, Arnaud, who has been drafted. Woodcutting with his brother, Pierre leaves his axe in a tree to await his return home. He spends his last night in the barn with his redheaded sweetheart, Henriette... Emperor Napoleon III declares war on Prussia, and the Prussians invade. In Alsace, Pierre's regiment fights the invaders in a forest. Many French are killed; Pierre escapes, wounded. He finds a cottage. Inside a boy is hiding. The redheaded boy speaks only the Alsatian dialect of German... Written by David Carless

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