Director: Jean Renoir
Original
Le Caporal épinglé
Language
French
NMTW
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Good
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 nominations total
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Jean-Pierre CasselCaporal -
Claude BrasseurPapa
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Claude RichBallochet
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Jacques JouanneauÉmile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter
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Mario David'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent
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Jean CarmetGuillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
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Philippe Castelli'L'électricien'
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Guy BedosThe stuttering prisoner
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O.E. HasseDrunk traveler on the train
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Cornelia FroboessErika Schmidt
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Sacha BriquetEscapee disguised as an old woman
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Raymond JourdanHippolyte Dupieu
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Gérard DarrieuCross-eyed man
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Lucien RaimbourgStation employee
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François DarbonPeasant
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| Country: | France |
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| Length: | 1 h 45 min |
Description:
This story complements Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, again uniting men from all levels of French society to portray a man's endless struggle to escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp.
| Alternative title: | Le Caporal épinglé |
| Release year: | 1962 |
| Language: | French |
| Awards: | 🏆 Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 nominations total |
| Director: | Jean Renoir |
| Type: | Movie |
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