War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons

1962 fr 90 minutes

Rating: 7.25

Plot

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...

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Cast

Jacques Dufilho

Jacques Dufilho

L'Aztec's father

Yvette Etiévant

Yvette Etiévant

Lebrac's mother

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Bacaillé's father

Michèle Méritz

Michèle Méritz

L'Aztec's mother

Jean Richard

Jean Richard

Lebrac's father

Pierre Tchernia

Pierre Tchernia

Bédouin, rural warden

Pierre Trabaud

Pierre Trabaud

Teacher at Longeverne

Claude Confortès

Claude Confortès

Nestor, postman

Paul Crauchet

Paul Crauchet

Touegueule

Henri Labussière

Henri Labussière

Countryman

Yves Peneau

Yves Peneau

General supervisor

Robert Rollis

Robert Rollis

Migue la lune's father

Louisette Rousseau

Louisette Rousseau

Bacaillé's mother

André Treton

André Treton

Lebrac (uncredited)

Michel Isella

Michel Isella

"L'Aztec" (uncredited)

Martin Lartigue

Martin Lartigue

"Petit Gibus" (uncredited)

François Lartigue

François Lartigue

"Grand Gibus" (uncredited)

Marie-Catherine Faburel

Marie-Catherine Faburel

Marie-Tintin (uncredited)

Jean-Paul Queret

Jean-Paul Queret

Bacaillé (uncredited)

Daniel Janneau

Daniel Janneau

"La Crique" (uncredited)

Patrick Loiselet

Patrick Loiselet

Lieutenant of Lebrac (uncredited)

Christophe Bourseiller

Christophe Bourseiller

Gaston (uncredited)

François Boyer

François Boyer

Priest (uncredited)

Jean-Denis Robert

Jean-Denis Robert

Child of the Lebrac gang (uncredited)

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