The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Le caporal épinglé (original title)Reference View | Change View
- TV-PG
- 1h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- 23 May 1962 (France)
- Movie
An upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a...
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- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 nominations.
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| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... |
Le caporal / The Corporal
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| Claude Brasseur | ... |
'Papa' / 'Pop'
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| O.E. Hasse | ... |
Le voyageur ivre dans le train
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| Claude Rich | ... |
Ballochet
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Jacques Jouanneau | ... |
Penche-à-gauche
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| Sacha Briquet | ... |
L'évadé grimé en vielle femme
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Raymond Jourdan | ... |
Hippolyte Dupieu
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| Guy Bedos | ... |
Le prisonnier qui bégaye
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Philippe Castelli | ... |
Le prisonnier électricien
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| Gérard Darrieu | ... |
L'homme qui louche / The cross-eyed man
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Lucien Raimbourg | ... |
L'employé de la gare
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François Darbon | ... |
Un paysan / The last man
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| Cornelia Froboess | ... |
Erika Schmidt
(as Conny Froboess)
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Elisabeth Marcus | ... |
Dr Ursula Schmidt
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Elisabeth Stiepl | ... |
Station Buffet Waitress
(as Elisabeth Stiepel)
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Helmut Janatsch | ... |
Otto - Stalag commander
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| Mario David | ... |
Caruso
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| Jean Carmet | ... |
Guillaume
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| Herbert Fux | ... |
Surveyor directing two men working with measuring tape (uncredited)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Billy Kearns | ... |
Un garde / Guard (uncredited)
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Sepp Löwinger | ... |
Man blowing whistle and announcing lunch (uncredited)
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Raoul Retzer | ... |
Disciplinary camp officer commanding humiliating exercises (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean Renoir | ||
Written by
| Jacques Perret | ... | (novel) |
| Jean Renoir | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Guy Lefranc | ... | (adaptation) |
| Jean Renoir | ... | (dialogue) |
| Charles Spaak | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Adry De Carbuccia | ... | producer (as Adry de Carbuccia) |
| Roland Girard | ... | producer |
| Georges Glass | ... | delegate producer: Austria |
Music by
| Joseph Kosma | ||
Cinematography by
| Georges Leclerc | ||
Editing by
| Renée Lichtig | ||
Editorial Department
| Madeleine Lecompère | ... | assistant editor (as Madeleine Lecompere) |
Production Design by
| Wolf Witzemann | ||
Makeup Department
| Ladislaus Valicek | ... | makeup artist (as Ladisl Valicek) |
Production Management
| René Gaston Vuattoux | ... | production manager (as René G. Vuattoux) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean Egon Kieffer | ... | assistant director (as J.E. Kieffer) |
| Guy Lefranc | ... | assistant director |
| Marc Maurette | ... | assistant director |
| Paulo Rocha | ... | trainee assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Eugène Herrly | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jacques Bissières | ... | sound assistant (as Jacques Bissière) |
| Gaston Demède | ... | sound assistant |
| Jacques Gérardot | ... | sound assistant |
| Antoine Petitjean | ... | sound engineer |
Special Effects by
| Eugène Herrly | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stefan Börczök | ... | still photographer (as Stefan Borcsök) |
| Gilbert Chain | ... | camera operator |
| Robert Fraisse | ... | assistant camera |
| Antoine Georgakis | ... | assistant camera |
| Jean-Louis Picavet | ... | chief camera operator |
| André Moindrot | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Serge Baudo | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Charlotte Lefèvre | ... | script girl (as Charlotte Lefèvre Vuattoux) |
Additional Crew
| Josef W. Beyer | ... | general manager (as J.W. Beyer) |
| Yvonne Toumayeff | ... | administrator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Omnia Deutsche Film Export (1962) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1962) (France) (theatrical)
- Union Film Distributors Inc. (1963) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- StudioCanal (2006) (France) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
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Other Companies
Storyline
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An upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a German dental assistant, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the French border.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Elisabeth Marcus's debut... See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #1.31 (1961). See more » |