The Elusive Corporal

The Elusive Corporal (1962-05-23)

Comedy | Drama | War |

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An 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.

Directed By: Jean Renoir

Star Cast: Jean-Pierre Cassel , Claude Brasseur , Claude Rich , Jacques Jouanneau ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 105m
Popularity: 0.3326
Language: fr

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 6.429
Vote Count: 35

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Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Caporal

Claude Brasseur

Claude Brasseur

Papa

Claude Rich

Claude Rich

Ballochet

Jacques Jouanneau

Jacques Jouanneau

Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter

Mario David

Mario David

'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent

Jean Carmet

Jean Carmet

Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'

Philippe Castelli

Philippe Castelli

'L'électricien'

Guy Bedos

Guy Bedos

The stuttering prisoner

O.E. Hasse

O.E. Hasse

Drunk traveler on the train

Cornelia Froboess

Cornelia Froboess

Erika Schmidt

Sacha Briquet

Sacha Briquet

Escapee disguised as an old woman

Raymond Jourdan

Raymond Jourdan

Hippolyte Dupieu

Gérard Darrieu

Gérard Darrieu

Cross-eyed man

Lucien Raimbourg

Lucien Raimbourg

Station employee

François Darbon

François Darbon

Peasant

Helmut Janatsch

Helmut Janatsch

Otto, Commander of the Stalag