The Carabineers (1963)

Name: The Carabineers
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Released: 1963-05-31
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Marino Masé, Patrice Moullet, Geneviève Galéa, Catherine Ribeiro, Barbet Schroeder

Les Carabiniers

80 min★ 6.7 · 4,001 votes

During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.

Release date: May 31, 1963
Country of origin: Italy, France

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Cast

Marino Masé as Ulysses
Patrice Moullet as Michel-Ange
Geneviève Galéa as Venus
Catherine Ribeiro as Cleopatre
Barbet Schroeder as Car salesman
Jean-Louis Comolli as Soldier with fish
Gérard Poirot as Carabinier #1
Jean Brassat as Carabinier #2
Alvaro Gheri as Carabinier #3
Odile Geoffroy as Young Communist girl
Pascale Audret as Girl in Car (uncredited)
Roger Coggio as Man in Car (uncredited)
Jean Gruault as Bebe's Father (uncredited)
Jean Monsigny as Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

Jean-Luc Godard · Director
Beniamino Joppolo · Writer
Jean-Luc Godard · Writer
Jean Gruault · Writer
Roberto Rossellini · Writer
Philippe Arthuys · Composer
Raoul Coutard · Cinematographer
Agnès Guillemot · Editor