
The Elusive Corporal
IMDB:
6.4
Released
5/23/1962
Duration
1h 45m
Genre
Comedy, Drama, War
Country
France
Cast
Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich
Overview
The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW camp.

The Elusive Corporal
IMDB:
6.4Released
5/23/1962
Genre
Comedy, Drama, War
Cast
Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich
Duration
1h 45m
Country
France
Overview
The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW camp.
Cast

Caporal
Jean-Pierre Cassel

Papa
Claude Brasseur

Ballochet
Claude Rich

Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter
Jacques Jouanneau

'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent
Mario David

Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
Jean Carmet

'L'électricien'
Philippe Castelli

The stuttering prisoner
Guy Bedos

Drunk traveler on the train
O.E. Hasse

Erika Schmidt
Cornelia Froboess

Escapee disguised as an old woman
Sacha Briquet

Hippolyte Dupieu







