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The Elusive Corporal
Sign in to saveAlso known as Elusive Corporal, Le Caporal épinglé, Le Caporal epingle
1962 film
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6.4An 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.
Released: 1962-05-23105 minDir: Jean RenoirComedy, Drama, War
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Caporal
- Claude Brasseur as Papa
- Claude Rich as Ballochet
- Jacques Jouanneau as Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter
- Mario David as 'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent
- Jean Carmet as Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Screenwriter
- Guy Lefranc
- Composer
- Joseph Kosma
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Filming location
- Austria
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 857409
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1962-01-01
- title
- Le Caporal épinglé
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 89%
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