War of the Buttons (1962)
La guerre des boutons
90 min
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...
- Release date
- April 18, 1962
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- José Berghmans
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- La Guerre des boutonsinstrumental2:52
- Promenade en forêtinstrumental1:54
- Les Tout-nusinstrumental1:30
- Bataille à chevalinstrumental1:52
- Chasse au renardinstrumental1:18
- L'Enfant traquéinstrumental2:45
Cast
- Jacques Dufilho as L'Aztec's father
- Yvette Etiévant as Lebrac's mother
- Michel Galabru as Bacaillé's father
- Michèle Méritz as L'Aztec's mother
- Jean Richard as Lebrac's father
- Pierre Tchernia as Bédouin
- Pierre Trabaud as School teacher
- Claude Confortès as Nestor the postman
- Paul Crauchet as Touegueule
- Henri Labussière as A countryman
- Robert Rollis as Migue la lune's father
- Louisette Rousseau as Bacaillé's mother
- François Lartigue as "Grand Gibus" (uncredited)
- Christophe Bourseiller as Gaston (uncredited)
- François Boyer as Priest (uncredited)
- Jean-Denis Robert as Child of the Lebrac gang (uncredited)
Crew
- Yves Robert · Director
- Louis Pergaud · Writer
- François Boyer · Writer
- Léon Carré · Producer
- Danièle Delorme · Producer
- Yves Robert · Producer
- José Berghmans · Composer
- André Bac · Cinematographer
- Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte · Editor
- Pierre-Louis Thévenet · Production designer