Le Caporal épinglé

1962 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Drama / War

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 89% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 1166 1.2K

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Plot summary

An upper-class corporal is captured by the Germans during their 1940 invasion of France. 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 border.

Director

Jean Renoir Photo
Jean Renoir

Top cast

Jean Carmet Photo
Jean Carmet as Guillaume
Guy Bedos Photo
Guy Bedos as Le prisonnier qui bégaye
Adolf Hitler Photo
Adolf Hitler as Self
Mario David Photo
Mario David as Caruso
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 3 / 10

Not unpleasant as a comedy but far from

Not unpleasant as a comedy but far from a master piece. Good overall quality but lacks the originality and wit of the great films of the master. Totally forgettable and rightfully forgotten.
Reviewed by walter m 8 / 10

The Elusive Corporal" starts with the French capitulation

"The Elusive Corporal" starts with the French capitulation to German forces in 1940. All Guillaume(Jean Carnet), a soldier, wants to do now is return home and tend his pigs but the Nazis will not let him or any other French soldier leave. While the war may indeed may be over for the French, it is only just the start for the Nazis in trying to conquer all of Europe. That does not stop The Corporal(Jean-Pierre Cassel), Pop(Claude Brasseur) and Ballochet(Claude Rich) from giving it the old college try. Actually, Ballochet backs out at the last second while The Corporal and Pop are captured with a minimum of force. Next time will be harder since they are all being sent to Germany. Directed by Jean Renoir with his customary finesse, "The Elusive Corporal" is a very engaging and life affirming tale of war that is more about rebelliousness than bravery. A lot of class conflict is touched on in the movie, especially around The Corporal who despite his wealthy background is only an enlisted man and I think a lot of that has to do with his problems with authority which never goes down that well in the armed forces. That also explains why he is consistently the only one to go over the wall, risking being sent off to a fortress(Colditz, perhaps?), as most of the other soldiers just try to get along. I did not understand his obsession with returning to France since that is now occupied territory(and I hear Switzerland is nice this time of year) until the final scene.
Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Jean Renoir's comedy of irony is enjoyable, but

Jean Renoir's comedy of irony is enjoyable, but not one of his best.
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