Le Caporal épinglé (1962)
The Elusive Corporal
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.
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Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Caporal
as Caporal
Claude Brasseur
as Papa
as Papa
Claude Rich
as Ballochet
as Ballochet
Jacques Jouanneau
as Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter
as Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter
Mario David
as 'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent
as 'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent
Jean Carmet
as Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
as Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
Philippe Castelli
as 'L'électricien'
as 'L'électricien'
Guy Bedos
as The stuttering prisoner
as The stuttering prisoner
O.E. Hasse
as Drunk traveler on the train
as Drunk traveler on the train
Cornelia Froboess
as Erika Schmidt
as Erika Schmidt
Sacha Briquet
as Escapee disguised as an old woman
as Escapee disguised as an old woman
Raymond Jourdan
as Hippolyte Dupieu
as Hippolyte Dupieu
Gérard Darrieu
as Cross-eyed man
as Cross-eyed man
Lucien Raimbourg
as Station employee
as Station employee
François Darbon
as Peasant
as Peasant
Helmut Janatsch
as Otto, Commander of the Stalag
as Otto, Commander of the Stalag
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Jean Renoir
Director
Director
Jacques Perret
Novel
Novel
Jean Renoir
Writer
Writer
Guy Lefranc
Writer
Writer
Georges Leclerc
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Renée Lichtig
Editor
Editor
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Larry Shaw
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
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