Movie Description
Le Caporal épinglé
(1962)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jean Renoir
- Writer : Jean Renoir,Guy Lefranc
- 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
