Summary
Under Bonaparte, the French army begins its campaign in Italy.
Two soldiers, Flicot and Le Gouce, are sent on a reconnaissance
mission, but they manage to lose their horses when they encounter a
pair of Italian lovers. Whilst looking for their horses, the two
soldiers arrives in the village of San Angelo, which is almost deserted
because of the fighting. Meanwhile, the captain who sent our two
heroes on their mission is half-convinced they have deserted and sets
out to look for them. When the captain and his men arrive in San
Angelo, Flicot and Le Gouce fabricate an implausible story in which
they fought a brave battle against the hostile locals. The two
soldiers are fêted as heroes, until their deception is revealed...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Alex Joffé
- Script: Gabriel Arout, Pierre-Aristide Bréal, Alex Joffé
- Photo: Jean Bourgoin
- Music: Georges Auric
- Cast: Jean-Marie Amato, Bernard Blier (Le Gouce), Alberto Bonucci (Raphaël), Bourvil (Flicot), Carlo Campanini (Lippi), Solange Certain, Maurice Chevit (Camille, un soldat), Daxely, Louis de Funès (Le sacristain), Giani Esposito (Pietro), Jess Hahn, Roger Hanin, Jean Lanier, Catherine Le Couey, Giovanna Ralli (Cosima), Albert Rémy, Georges Wilson (Le capitaine Georges)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 102 min
- Aka: Cavalrymen
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