Das Schlitzohr der dritten Kompanie (1981): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1981, Das Schlitzohr der dritten Kompanie is a komödie film directed by Michel Gérard, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. As soon as they arrive at the barracks, the new contingent reveals some characters who will give their officers a hard time. There is the handsome, resourceful man, the technocrat in love, the bootlicker, the "Jamaican" who only moves to music, the shortsighted man... and all the others. Sometimes to see the nurse undress, sometimes to arrange an appointment with a fiancée, sometimes to cuckold the obtuse non-commissioned officer whose wife is volcanic, sometimes to have a free lunch in a great restaurant, the handsome man invariably deploys a wealth of cunning. And each time it is the colonel's servile driver who gets caught instead of him.

Who’s in it. Das Schlitzohr der dritten Kompanie stars Bernard Lavalette as Le colonel Varalin, Philippe Brizard as L'adjudant-chef Colin, Ariane Carletti as Céline and Hubert Deschamps as Le médecin-major, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.3/10, Das Schlitzohr der dritten Kompanie has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Das Schlitzohr der dritten Kompanie page.

If you liked it. Fans of Das Schlitzohr der dritten Kompanie tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.