WAR OF THE BUTTONS
by Yves Robert
synopsis
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes.
international title: | War of the Buttons |
original title: | La guerre des boutons |
country: | France |
year: | 1962 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Yves Robert |
film run: | 90' |
release date: | FR 18/04/1962, ZS 24/07/1962, DE 26/10/1962, ES 31/12/1962, PT 04/03/1963, HU 23/05/1963, SE 03/02/1964, DK 13/04/1964, UK 19/06/1966, BE 26/07/1968, CZ 02/09/2004 |
screenplay: | François Boyer, Yves Robert |
cast: | Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru |
cinematography by: | André Bac |
film editing: | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
art director: | Pierre-Louis Thévenet |
producer: | Léon Carré, Danièle Delorme, Yves Robert |