Ivory Coast / France / West Germany / Switzerland,
1976, 88 min
Directed by:
Jean-Jacques AnnaudScreenplay:
Jean-Jacques AnnaudCinematography:
Claude AgostiniComposer:
Pierre BacheletCast:
Catherine Rouvel, Jean Carmet, Jacques Dufilho, Jacques Spiesser, Peter Berling, Dora Doll, Maurice Barrier, Dieter Schidor, Marc ZuberPlots(1)
Set in the Ivory Coast during the First World War, a group of bungling French colonials learns that their country is at war with Germany. Spurred on by a capricious moment of patriotism, the Frenchmen decide to attack their German neighbors. (official distributor synopsis)
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Catherine Rouvel
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