War of the Buttons (1962)
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...
- Released
- 1962-04-18
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Yves Robert
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 306 votes
Cast
- Jacques Dufilho as L'Aztec's father
- Yvette Etiévant as Lebrac's mother
- Michel Galabru as Bacaillé's father
- Michèle Méritz as L'Aztec's mother
- Jean Richard as Lebrac's father
- Pierre Tchernia as Bédouin, rural warden
- Pierre Trabaud as Teacher at Longeverne
- Claude Confortès as Nestor, postman
- Paul Crauchet as Touegueule
- Henri Labussière as Countryman
- Yves Peneau as General supervisor
- Robert Rollis as Migue la lune's father
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