The Elusive Corporal (1962)

05/23/1962 (FR) • 1h 45m

Comedy, Drama, War

Overview

The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW camp.

Top Billed Cast

Claude Rich

Ballochet

Jacques Jouanneau

Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter

Mario David

'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent

Jean Carmet

Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'

Philippe Castelli

'L'électricien'

Guy Bedos

The stuttering prisoner

O.E. Hasse

Drunk traveler on the train


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

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