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  • The Elusive Corporal (1962)
  • TV-PG
    90 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
TV-PG
90 min | Comedy, Drama, War

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 ...See moreAn 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. Written by See less
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Director
Writers
Jacques Perret (novel) | Jean Renoir (adaptation) (dialogue) | Guy Lefranc (adaptation)
Producers
Adry De Carbuccia (as Adry de Carbuccia) | Roland Girard
Composer
Cinematographer
Production Designer
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Updated May 23, 1962

Release date
Feb 18, 1963 (United States)

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Cast

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Le caporal / The Corporal Le caporal / The Corporal   See fewer
Claude Brasseur
'Papa' / 'Pop' 'Papa' / 'Pop'   See fewer
O.E. Hasse
Le voyageur ivre dans le train Le voyageur ivre dans le train   See fewer
Claude Rich
Ballochet Ballochet   See fewer
Jacques Jouanneau
Penche-à-gauche Penche-à-gauche   See fewer
Sacha Briquet
L'évadé grimé en vielle femme L'évadé grimé en vielle femme   See fewer
Raymond Jourdan
Hippolyte Dupieu Hippolyte Dupieu   See fewer
Guy Bedos
Le prisonnier qui bégaye Le prisonnier qui bégaye   See fewer
Philippe Castelli
Le prisonnier électricien Le prisonnier électricien   See fewer
Gérard Darrieu
L'homme qui louche / The cross-eyed man L'homme qui louche / The cross-eyed man   See fewer
Lucien Raimbourg
L'employé de la gare L'employé de la gare   See fewer
François Darbon
Un paysan / The last man Un paysan / The last man   See fewer
Cornelia Froboess
Erika Schmidt (as Conny Froboess) Erika Schmidt (as Conny Froboess)   See fewer
Elisabeth Marcus
Dr Ursula Schmidt Dr Ursula Schmidt   See fewer
Elisabeth Stiepl
Station Buffet Waitress (as Elisabeth Stiepel) Station Buffet Waitress (as Elisabeth Stiepel)   See fewer
Helmut Janatsch
Otto - Stalag commander Otto - Stalag commander   See fewer
Mario David
Caruso Caruso   See fewer
Jean Carmet
Guillaume Guillaume   See fewer
Herbert Fux
Surveyor directing two men working with measuring tape (uncredited) Surveyor directing two men working with measuring tape (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Kearns
Un garde / Guard (uncredited) Un garde / Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Sepp Löwinger
Man blowing whistle and announcing lunch (uncredited) Man blowing whistle and announcing lunch (uncredited)   See fewer
Raoul Retzer
Disciplinary camp officer commanding humiliating exercises (uncredited) Disciplinary camp officer commanding humiliating exercises (uncredited)   See fewer
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