War of the Buttons (1962)
La Guerre des boutons
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...
- Date of release
- 1962-04-18
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (302)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Director
- Yves Robert
Casting
- Jacques Dufilho — L'Aztec's father
- Yvette Etiévant — Lebrac's mother
- Michel Galabru — Bacaillé's father
- Michèle Méritz — L'Aztec's mother
- Jean Richard — Lebrac's father
- Pierre Tchernia — Bédouin, rural warden
- Pierre Trabaud — Teacher at Longeverne
- Claude Confortès — Nestor, postman
- Paul Crauchet — Touegueule
- Henri Labussière — Countryman
- Yves Peneau — General supervisor
- Robert Rollis — Migue la lune's father
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