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Les culottes rouges

  • 19621962
  • 1h 44m
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6.0/10
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Les culottes rouges (1962)
Comedy
In French prison camps in Germany during WWII, those who tried to escape were forced to wear red pants. Anthony Rossi tried six times. Hard to live with, he exasperates his fellow captives. ... Read allIn French prison camps in Germany during WWII, those who tried to escape were forced to wear red pants. Anthony Rossi tried six times. Hard to live with, he exasperates his fellow captives. But this time, he manages to escape in the company of spineless Fendard. Generous and reso... Read allIn French prison camps in Germany during WWII, those who tried to escape were forced to wear red pants. Anthony Rossi tried six times. Hard to live with, he exasperates his fellow captives. But this time, he manages to escape in the company of spineless Fendard. Generous and resourceful, Fendard Rossi helps when his mate is injured. But Anthony, in an atrocious gestur... Read all
IMDb RATING
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    • Alex Joffé
    • Etienne Bierry(story)
    • Alex Joffé(screenplay)
    • Pierre Lévy-Corti(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bourvil
    • Laurent Terzieff
    • Etienne Bierry
    • Alex Joffé
    • Etienne Bierry(story)
    • Alex Joffé(screenplay)
    • Pierre Lévy-Corti(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bourvil
    • Laurent Terzieff
    • Etienne Bierry
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Adrien Cayla-Legrand, Robert Piquet, and Michel Puterflam in Les culottes rouges (1962)
    Les culottes rouges (1962)
    Michel Puterflam in Les culottes rouges (1962)
    Willy Braque and Laurent Terzieff in Les culottes rouges (1962)
    Teddy Bilis and Bourvil in Les culottes rouges (1962)
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    Odette Piquet in Les culottes rouges (1962)
    Robert Piquet and Michel Puterflam in Les culottes rouges (1962)
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    Bourvil and Marcel Mérovée in Les culottes rouges (1962)
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    Bourvil
    Bourvil
    • Fendard
    Laurent Terzieff
    Laurent Terzieff
    • Antoine
    Etienne Bierry
    • Schmidt, le chef de baraque
    Teddy Bilis
    • Le curé
    Jacques Balutin
    • Phi-Phi, un chanteur de la troupe
    Antoine Bourseiller
    • Le metteur en scène
    Rudy Lenoir
    • Le kapo allemand
    Germain Muller
    • Le commandant du stalag présent aux répétitions
    Robert Piquet
    • Étienne, un chanteur de la troupe
    Michel Puterflam
    • L'homme de la troupe jouant Phidias
    Étienne Lorin
      Willy Braque
      • Un prisonnier à l'office religieux
      • (uncredited)
      Adrien Cayla-Legrand
      • Un musicien de l'orchestre
      • (uncredited)
      Maurice Garrel
      Maurice Garrel
      • Le prisonnier échangeant son pantalon avec Antoine
      • (uncredited)
      Marcel Gassouk
      Marcel Gassouk
      • Un prisonnier
      • (uncredited)
      Harry-Max
      Harry-Max
      • Le médecin militaire
      • (uncredited)
      Gérard Hoffman
      • Le sergent allemand à l'appel
      • (uncredited)
      Fulbert Janin
      • Un homme de la troupe
      • (uncredited)
        • Alex Joffé
        • Etienne Bierry(story)
        • Alex Joffé(screenplay) (story)
        • Pierre Lévy-Corti(screenplay) (story)
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        In the climax, there is a sheep herd, as there was in another movie directed by Alex Joffé, LES ASSASSINS DU DIMANCHE.

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      5/10
      Seen on Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater only in 1969
      1962's "The Red Culottes" (Les Culottes Rouges) tells the story of French POWs during World War II, the title referring to those unlucky escapees who failed and were forced to wear red trousers as identification. One strong willed prisoner (Laurent Terzieff) finally succeeds on his 7th try, this time accompanied by a spineless associate (Bourvil), but it won't be long before each one turns on the other to try to save himself. Critics complained that the oft told storyline had been done better before yet couldn't exactly specify, and while this rarity survives today it's available only in French with no English subtitles. Just how a war picture ended up on the 1969 schedule for Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater is anyone's guess, undoubtedly dubbed in English and likely a long lost effort.
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        • December 19, 1962 (France)
        • France
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        • French
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        • L.C.J Editions & Productions
        • Cinétel
        • Silver Films
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      • 1 hour 44 minutes
        • Black and White
        • Mono

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