

“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.
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers
Jean-Jacques Annaud, Georges Conchon
Release Date
September 22, 1976
Runtime
1h 32m
Status
Released
Original Language
fr
Vote Count
43
Reggane Films
Artco-Film

Allied Artists
Les Films S.F.P.