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THE ELUSIVE CORPORAL

Le caporal épinglé

Directed by Jean Renoir
France, 1962
Drama, Comedy, War
  • 101101 minutes

Synopsis

An upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. Assisted and accompanied by a diverse bunch of characters, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the French border.

Synopsis

An upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. Assisted and accompanied by a diverse bunch of characters, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the French border.