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War of the Buttons

72.38000000000001 %|Apr 18, 1962|Comedy, Drama

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...

Featured Crew

Yves Robert
Director
Louis Pergaud
Novel
Léon Carré
Producer
Danièle Delorme
Producer
Yves Robert
Producer
José Berghmans
Original Music Composer
André Bac
Director of Photography
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor

Cast

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Jacques Dufilho
L'Aztec's father
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Yvette Etiévant
Lebrac's mother
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Michel Galabru
Bacaillé's father
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Michèle Méritz
L'Aztec's mother
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Jean Richard
Lebrac's father
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Pierre Tchernia
Bédouin, rural warden
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Pierre Trabaud
Teacher at Longeverne
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Claude Confortès
Nestor, postman
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Paul Crauchet
Touegueule
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Yves Peneau
General supervisor
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Robert Rollis
Migue la lune's father
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Louisette Rousseau
Bacaillé's mother
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André Treton
Lebrac (uncredited)
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Michel Isella
"L'Aztec" (uncredited)
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Martin Lartigue
"Petit Gibus" (uncredited)
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François Lartigue
"Grand Gibus" (uncredited)
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Marie-Catherine Faburel
Marie-Tintin (uncredited)
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Jean-Paul Queret
Bacaillé (uncredited)
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Daniel Janneau
"La Crique" (uncredited)
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Patrick Loiselet
Lieutenant of Lebrac (uncredited)
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Christophe Bourseiller
Gaston (uncredited)
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François Boyer
Priest (uncredited)
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Jean-Denis Robert
Child of the Lebrac gang (uncredited)