Les Bleus de la marine (1934): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1934, Les Bleus de la marine is a komödie film directed by Maurice Cammage, running about 98 minutes.

What it’s about. Lafraise and Plumard, two rookies on the ship Le Victorieux, are on leave in the port of Toulon. At a time they get lost and in order to escape the Navy patrolmen, they disguise themselves and board a train. Now it happens that in the convoy a delegate of the government is on his way to Paris, with the mission to inaugurate a monument there. But the circumstances are such that our two friends are mistaken for the Minister and his secretary. Unabashed, the pair does the job, in other words, they deliver the expected speech, eat like horses, live it up - until they are recognized. Which eventually results in a prolonged stay in an unpleasant kind of hotel room named - the hold.

Who’s in it. Les Bleus de la marine stars Fernandel as Lafraise, Édouard Delmont as Le quartier-maître, Colette Darfeuil as Germaine Pelageon and Suzanne Dehelly as Elyane, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Les Bleus de la marine has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Les Bleus de la marine page.

If you liked it. Fans of Les Bleus de la marine tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.