Black and White in Color

La Victoire en chantant

1976·92'

Jean-Jacques Annaud

WarDramaComedy

★ 6.4

Letterboxd TMDB #42238

The picture that marches to a different drummer

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.

Cast

Jean Carmet Sergeant Bosselet

Jacques Dufilho Paul Rechampot

Catherine Rouvel Marinette

Jacques Spiesser Hubert Fresnoy

Dora Doll Maryvonne

Maurice Barrier Caprice

Benjamin Memel Atchory Assomption

Peter Berling Père Jean de la Croix

Marius Beugre Boignan Barthelmy

Claude Legros Jacques Rechampot

Baye Macoumba Diop Lamartine

Jacques Monnet Père Simon