The Elusive Corporal
1962-05-23
- Comedy
- Drama
- War
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.
Top 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
