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The Elusive Corporal

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.

Top Cast

  • 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

Overview

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.

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