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Black and White in Color

1976-09-22 · 92 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Comedy · War

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.

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Directors
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Production companies
Reggane Films, Artco-Film, France 3 Cinéma, Allied Artists, Les Films S.F.P.
Countries
Cote D'Ivoire, France, Germany, Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jean CarmetJean CarmetSergeant Bosselet
Jacques DufilhoJacques DufilhoPaul Rechampot
Catherine RouvelCatherine RouvelMarinette
Jacques SpiesserJacques SpiesserHubert Fresnoy
Dora DollDora DollMaryvonne
Maurice BarrierMaurice BarrierCaprice
Benjamin Memel AtchoryAssomption
Peter BerlingPeter BerlingPère Jean de la Croix
Marius Beugre BoignanBarthelmy
Claude LegrosClaude LegrosJacques Rechampot
Baye Macoumba DiopLamartine
Jacques MonnetJacques MonnetPère Simon
Dieter SchidorDieter SchidorKraft
Aboubacar TouréFidele
Marc ZuberMajor Anglais
Mamadou KoulibalyOscar
Helmut Eiker
Klaus HueblHaussmann
Natou KolyCharlotte
Bertin Kouakou

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