Description
In 1914, some patriotic Frenchmen, living in a small town on the west coast of Africa, find out about the war with Germany, declaring: "I would have thought it would be with England." Immediately, the lazy sergeant organizes his little army of ill-trained natives, and marches on the neighboring German fort, accompanied by shopkeepers and their wives. To everyone's surprise, German fire power cuts down the advancing mob, leaving Hubert, a righteous young geologist in charge. Accompanied by his black mistress, Hubert bulldozes the "troops" into a semblance of order. What ensues is a subtly funny statement on war and power. This Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film is one of the greatest works in the diverse career of French filmmaker
Jean-Jacques Annaud (THE BEAR/THE NAME OF THE ROSE).
Details
Released: Tue 24 Jun 2003
Catalogue Number: 80
Rating: 

- Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Distributor: Home Vision
- Producer: Arthur Cohn
- Feature:
- Bonus Feature - 1. THE SKY ABOVE, THE MUD BELOW (1961 Academy Award Winning Documentary)
- Interview - 1. Jean-Jacques Annaud - Director
- 2. Arthur Cohn - Producer
- Filmographies - 1. Jean-Jacques Annaud - Director
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Discs: 1
- Format: NTSC
- Layers: 1
- Release Year: 1976
- Running Time: 92 minutes
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