Les Culottes rouges
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Antoine Rossi, a recidivist prisoner of war in Germany, manages to escape with the cowardly Fendard. Fendard does everything in his power to help him even though he is wounded, but Antoine tries to get rid of him as he boards the train to freedom.
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Étienne Bierry
Schmidt, le chef de barraque des culottes rouges
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Objective: 500 Million
Teddy Bilis
Le curé
Known for
Experiment in Evil
Jacques Balutin
Un chanteur de la troupe
Known for
Asterix and Cleopatra
Lucky Luke
Antoine Bourseiller
Le metteur en scène
Known for
Cléo from 5 to 7
Diary of a Pregnant Woman
Rudy Lenoir
Le caporal Allemand (qui compte les Corses)
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Fantomas
Laurent Terzieff
Antoine Rossi, le "culotte rouge"
Known for
The Milky Way
Woman in Chains
Bourvil
Fendard
Known for
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
The Sucker
Michel Puterflam
L'homme de la troupe jouant Phidias
Known for
Don't Die Too Hard!
Asterix the Gaul
Robert Piquet
Étienne, un chanteur de la troupe
Also in
All About Women
It's Not My Business
Germain Muller
Le commandant SS du stalag présent aux répétitions
Also in
Rhine Virgin
Doddy und die Musketiere
Étienne Lorin
Self - Étienne Lorin et son orchestre, les musciens de la troupe
Also in
Branquignol
Harry-Max
Kermadec, le médecin militaire Breton (uncredited)
Known for
Stolen Kisses
Hibernatus
Alex Joffé Director · Pierre Lévy-Corti Screenplay Étienne Bierry Story
First release December 19, 1962 · Produced in France · Production Cinétel, Silver Films
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L.C.J. Editions & Productions
Production
Cinétel
Production
Silver Films
Production
France
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Original language
French
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French
Release dates
France · December 19, 1962
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No release date listed for United States.
France
August 31, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
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