War of the Buttons
7.2(295) 1962-04-18 90 minComedyDramaFamily
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...
DirectorYves Robert
ProducerYves Robert
ProducerLéon Carré
ProducerDanièle Delorme
Original Music ComposerJosé Berghmans
WriterYves Robert
WriterFrançois Boyer
Cast & characters
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, rural warden
Pierre Trabaud
as Teacher at Longeverne
Claude Confortès
as Nestor, postman
Paul Crauchet
as Touegueule
Henri Labussière
as Countryman
Yves Peneau
as General supervisor
Robert Rollis
as Migue la lune's father
Louisette Rousseau
as Bacaillé's mother
André Treton
as Lebrac (uncredited)
Michel Isella
as "L'Aztec" (uncredited)
Martin Lartigue
as "Petit Gibus" (uncredited)
François Lartigue
as "Grand Gibus" (uncredited)
Marie-Catherine Faburel
as Marie-Tintin (uncredited)
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Jean-Paul Queret
as Bacaillé (uncredited)
Daniel Janneau
as "La Crique" (uncredited)
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Patrick Loiselet
as Lieutenant of Lebrac (uncredited)
Christophe Bourseiller
as Gaston (uncredited)
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François Boyer
as Priest (uncredited)
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Jean-Denis Robert
as Child of the Lebrac gang (uncredited)
