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FilmComedyDramaWar

Black and White in Color (1976)

Original title: La Victoire en chantant

1976-01-01 · 1h 30m · FR
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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.

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Jean-Jacques AnnaudDirector, WriterGeorges ConchonWriter

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Jean CarmetJean CarmetSergeant BosseletCatherine RouvelCatherine RouvelMarinetteJacques SpiesserJacques SpiesserHubert FresnoyMaurice BarrierMaurice BarrierCapriceBenjamin Memel AtchoryBenjamin Memel AtchoryAssomptionPeter BerlingPeter BerlingPère Jean de la CroixMarius Beugre BoignanMarius Beugre BoignanBarthelmyClaude LegrosClaude LegrosJacques RechampotDora DollDora DollMaryvonneBaye Macoumba DiopBaye Macoumba DiopLamartineJacques MonnetJacques MonnetPère SimonDieter SchidorDieter SchidorKraft

Keywords

AfricaColonialismFrench colonialismGerman colonialism

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · WarTheme affinityAfrica · Colonialism · French ColonialismDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortEmotional intensityWarDirector preference142747

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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.

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Black and White in Color has a runtime of 90 minutes.

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