Overview
Based on the popular stage play by Georges Courteline. The film is set in 1885. It focuses on a group of troops, a mix of regulars and reservists, and their different responses to the daily military routines. A crisis emerges when a General pays a visit while two deserters are still absent.
Cast
- Raimu as Captain Hurluret
- Fernandel as Vanderague
- Jean Gabin as Fricot
- René Donnio as Laplote
- Charles Camus as Adjutant Flick
- Pierre Labry as Potiron
- Lucien Nat as Chief Sergeant Barnot
- Pierre Ferval as Brigadier Vergisson
- Henry Roussel as General
- Georges Bever as La Guillaumette