Movie Description
Le Caporal épinglé
(1962)Overview
An upper-class corporal is captured by the Germans during their 1940 invasion of France. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a German dental assistant, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the border.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jean Renoir
- Writer : Guy Lefranc,Jean Renoir
- Editor : Renée Lichtig
- Cast : Jean-Pierre Cassel,Claude Brasseur,Claude Rich,Jacques Jouanneau,Mario David,Jean Carmet,Philippe Castelli,Guy Bedos,O.E. Hasse,Cornelia Froboess,Sacha Briquet,Raymond Jourdan,Gérard Darrieu,Lucien Raimbourg,François Darbon,Helmut Janatsch
Cast
Caporal
Papa
Ballochet
Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter
'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent
Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
'L'électricien'
The stuttering prisoner
Drunk traveler on the train
Erika Schmidt
Escapee disguised as an old woman
Hippolyte Dupieu
Cross-eyed man
Station employee
Peasant
Otto, Commander of the Stalag
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Facts
Original TitleLe Caporal épinglé
Status Released
Release Information
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1962-05-23
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 45m
Production CompaniesLes Films du Cyclope,Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- War
