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War of the Buttons
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Title: War of the Buttons

Release Date: 18 Apr 1962

Runtime: 1h 30m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Les Productions de la Guéville

Production Companies: Les Productions de la Guéville

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.2 (273 votes)

Cast

  • L'Aztec's father: Jacques Dufilho
  • Lebrac's mother: Yvette Etiévant
  • Bacaillé's father: Michel Galabru
  • L'Aztec's mother: Michèle Méritz
  • Lebrac's father: Jean Richard
  • Bédouin, rural warden: Pierre Tchernia
  • Teacher at Longeverne: Pierre Trabaud
  • Nestor, postman: Claude Confortès
  • Touegueule: Paul Crauchet
  • Countryman: Henri Labussière
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