The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Released:
1962-05-23
Duration:
1hr 45min
Rating 6.3
Overview
The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW camp.
Production Companies
Les Films du Cyclope
Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 4.153 |
Directed By
Jean Renoir
Crew
Director
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Director of Photography
Georges Leclerc
Georges Leclerc
Editor
Renée Lichtig
Renée Lichtig
Writer
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Writer
Guy Lefranc
Guy Lefranc
Novel
Jacques Perret
Jacques Perret
Original Music Composer
Joseph Kosma
Joseph Kosma
Still Photographer
Larry Shaw
Larry Shaw
TOP CAST
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Caporal
Claude Brasseur
Papa
Claude Rich
Ballochet
Jacques Jouanneau
Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter
Mario David
'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent
Jean Carmet
Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
Philippe Castelli
'L'électricien'
Guy Bedos
The stuttering prisoner
O.E. Hasse
Drunk traveler on the train
Cornelia Froboess
Erika Schmidt
Sacha Briquet
Escapee disguised as an old woman
Raymond Jourdan
Hippolyte Dupieu
Gérard Darrieu
Cross-eyed man
Lucien Raimbourg
Station employee
François Darbon
Peasant
Helmut Janatsch
Otto, Commander of the Stalag