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Les Bidasses s'en vont en guerre
1974 Comedy / War
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Summary
Gérard, Phil, Jean and Jean-Guy soon realise that they are not cut out for military
service. Their lack of discipline and unerring aptitude for mucking things up lands
them in the military prison, where it looks as if they will stay until they are released
back into civilian life. When a lorry crashes into their cell, they decide to take
a holiday and head for the countryside. They end up on a remote farm which, unbeknown
to them, is about to become the target of a military operation....
Review
The popular comedy musicians Les Charlots hit the highpoint of their brief (and largely
forgettable) film career with this laugh-a-minute “life-in-the-army” romp,
proving conclusively that even military service has its lighter side. Stuffed with
visual jokes – most of which are original and work rather well – this film
has retained both its naive charm and its capacity to entertain. The sequence in
which the famous four drag an oil pipe through a house and end up giving their commanding
officer (the excellent Jacques Seiler) a skin colour change remains one of the funniest
things in French film comedy ever.
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