Comedy · France · 1974 · 1h 30m

Rookies Go to War

Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre

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Director
Claude Zidi
Cast
Gérard Rinaldi as Gérard Jean Sarrus as Jean Gérard Filipelli as Phil Jean-Guy Fechner as Jean-Guy Jacques Seiler as Sergent Bellec Marisa Merlini as Paulette Brugnon
Crew
Paul Bonis — Director of Photography Ines Colignon — Editor Colette Lambert — Editor Yvette Bastide — Editor Monique Isnardon — Editor Robert Isnardon — Editor
Synopsis

A Grand Slapstick comedy about four buddies serving in the army. Their long-suffering sergeant attempts to whip them into shape but the conflict spirals out of control.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Claude Zidi Director Paul Bonis Director of Photography Ines Colignon Editor Colette Lambert Editor Yvette Bastide Editor Monique Isnardon Editor Robert Isnardon Editor Paul Plot Original Music Composer Jean-Paul Farré Writer Jean Bouchaud Writer Claude Zidi Writer Christian Fechner Producer
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