Fun in the Barracks
5.8
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.
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Raimu
Captain Hurluret
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Fernandel
Vanderague
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René Donnio
Laplote
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Chief Sergeant Barnot
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Pierre Ferval
Brigadier Vergisson
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General
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Georges Bever
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Paul Azaïs
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Roland Armontel
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Maurice Tourneur Director · Georges Courteline Writer
First release September 18, 1932 · Produced in France · Production Pathé-Natan
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SN Pathé-Cinéma
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Pathé-Natan
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Original title
Les gaîtés de l'escadron
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 18, 1932
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
December 16, 1932 · Limited theatrical · Brussels
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