Directed by:
Jean RenoirCinematography:
Georges LeclercComposer:
Joseph KosmaCast:
Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich, O.E. Hasse, Cornelia Froboess, Jean Carmet, Mario David, Jacques Jouanneau, Philippe Castelli, Billy Kearns (more)Plots(1)
After the June 1940 armistice, French soldiers held prisoner by the Germans decide to escape. Their first attempt fails, but one of them, a corporal, remains determined. After many unsuccessful efforts, he is sent to a disciplinary camp. (Venice International Film Festival)
Cast
![Jean-Pierre Cassel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272109_0b563d.jpg)
Jean-Pierre Cassel
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Meetings of Anna (1978)
![Claude Brasseur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/054/165054872_e88ac4.jpg)
Claude Brasseur
France
Best movies:
The Country I Come From (1956)
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
The Annuity (1972)
![Claude Rich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271136_adc1e2.jpg)
Claude Rich
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
Pope John XXIII (2002) (TV movie)
Oscar (1967)
![O.E. Hasse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579899_50b7af.jpg)
O.E. Hasse
German Empire
Best movies:
Die vertauschte Braut (1934)
The Last Laugh (1924)
Knockout - Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann (1935)
![Cornelia Froboess](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/599/159599601_2c236a.jpg)
Cornelia Froboess
German Empire
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Windstorm (2013)
Veronika Voss (1982)
![Jean Carmet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058578_a568eb.jpg)
Jean Carmet
France
Best movies:
My Mother's Castle (1990)
Les Misérables (1982)
The Fugitives (1986)
![Mario David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467436_7a99fb.jpg)
Mario David
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Oscar (1967)
![Jacques Jouanneau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098708_711c23.jpg)
Jacques Jouanneau
France
Best movies:
Witness in the City (1959)
Bed & Board (1970)
Life Together (1958)
![Philippe Castelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354138_875367.jpg)
Philippe Castelli
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
Un amour de pluie (1974)
![Billy Kearns](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059617_7bc32c.jpg)
Billy Kearns
USA
Best movies:
Asterix in Britain (1986)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
Witness in the City (1959)
![Guy Bedos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247528_dd5b7a.jpg)
Guy Bedos
Algeria
Best movies:
Les Tricheurs (1958)
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)
![Lucien Raimbourg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871903_c74861.jpg)
Lucien Raimbourg
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
Una questione d'onore (1966)
![Gérard Darrieu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309457_49a3eb.jpg)
Gérard Darrieu
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
The Professional (1981)
Witness in the City (1959)
![Sacha Briquet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656184_f41f57.jpg)
Sacha Briquet
France
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Witness in the City (1959)
Male Companion (1964)
Raymond Jourdan
France
Best movies:
The Rise of Louis XIV (1966) (TV movie)
Picnic on the Grass (1959)
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
![Adolf Hitler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271030_7b33cc.jpg)
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
Helmut Janatsch
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Fantômas (1980) (series)
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Sepp Löwinger
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
François Darbon
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
Treasure Island (1966) (series)
Stolen Kisses (1968)
Elisabeth Stiepl
Best movies:
Come Sweet Death (2000)
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Tatort (1970) (series)