Noirs et Blancs en Couleur

original title:
Noirs et Blancs en Couleur
other titles:
Black and White in Color
country / year of production:
France , Africa / 1976
original length:
90 Min. , color
premiere:
France 22 September 1976
genre:
Comedy
based on:
director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
film script:
Jean-Jacques Annaud , Georges Conchon
producer:
Art Cohn
cinematographer:
Claude Agostini
editor:
Françoise Bonnot
composer:
Pierre Bachelet
cast (role):
Jean Carmet (Sergeant Bosselet) , Jacques Dufilho (Paul Rechampot) , Catherine Rouvel (Marinette) , Jacques Spiesser (Hubert Fresnoy) , Maurice Barrier (Caprice) , Jean Carmet , Jacques Dufilho , Catherine Rouvel , Jacques Spiesser , Maurice Barrier
more:
plot synopsis:
French colonists in Africa are in war with their German neighbours. To fight the Germans, they recruit the local population and try to turn them into soldiers. The only rational person, an idealistic, french geographer, takes control of the war after several failures of his fellow countrymen.
keywords:
colonialism
war:
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Awards: Oscar 1977
Best Foreign Language Film
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