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Black and White in Color

Black and White in Color

# The picture that marches to a different drummer
Drama   Comedy   War
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: French
📆 Date Released: 1976-09-22
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Jean Carmet original image
Sergeant Bosselet
Jean Carmet
Jacques Dufilho original image
Paul Rechampot
Jacques Dufilho
Catherine Rouvel original image
Marinette
Catherine Rouvel
Jacques Spiesser original image
Hubert Fresnoy
Jacques Spiesser
Dora Doll original image
Maryvonne
Dora Doll
Maurice Barrier original image
Caprice
Maurice Barrier
Benjamin Memel Atchory original image
Assomption
Benjamin Memel Atchory
Peter Berling original image
Père Jean de la Croix
Peter Berling
Marius Beugre Boignan original image
Barthelmy
Marius Beugre Boignan
Claude Legros original image
Jacques Rechampot
Claude Legros
Baye Macoumba Diop original image
Lamartine
Baye Macoumba Diop
Jacques Monnet original image
Père Simon
Jacques Monnet
Dieter Schidor original image
Kraft
Dieter Schidor
Aboubacar Touré original image
Fidele
Aboubacar Touré
Marc Zuber original image
Major Anglais
Marc Zuber
Mamadou Koulibaly original image
Oscar
Mamadou Koulibaly
Helmut Eiker original image
Helmut Eiker
Klaus Huebl original image
Haussmann
Klaus Huebl
Natou Koly original image
Charlotte
Natou Koly
Bertin Kouakou original image
Bertin Kouakou
Tanoh Kouao original image
John
Tanoh Kouao
Jean-François Eyou N'Guessan original image
Marius
Jean-François Eyou N'Guessan

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