In the 1930s a young fellow, Simon Chalumet, is sent to a military school by his overbearing father, an ex-soldier who has little sympathy for his son's more gentle temperament, or for his interest in films.
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Lucas Belvaux
Simon Chalumot
Known for
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Cop au Vin
Jean Carmet
L'adjudant Chalumot
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Yves Boisset
Pierre-William Glenn
Alain Sarde
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Fresh Bait
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Commandant Félix
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The Two Missionaries
Albert Jurgenson
Yves Gibeau
Jean-François Stévenin
Sergent Billotet
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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Philippe Sarde
Jacques Kirsner
Jacques Denis
Brizoulet
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Yves Boisset Director · Jacques Kirsner Screenplay Yves Gibeau Author
First release March 4, 1981 · Produced in France · Original title Allons z'enfants
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France
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Original title
Allons z'enfants
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 4, 1981
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No release date listed for United States.
Germany
May 20, 1987 · TV · TV premiere
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