The Elusive Corporal

The Elusive Corporal

NR1962•105 min

4KHDRCC

Drama Comedy War

The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW camp.

Audience Score:

6.4

Directed by:Jean Renoir

Theatrical release poster for the film The Elusive Corporal

The Cast

Jean-Pierre Cassel photo

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Caporal

Claude Brasseur photo

Claude Brasseur

Papa

Claude Rich photo

Claude Rich

Ballochet

Jacques Jouanneau photo

Jacques Jouanneau

Émile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter

Mario David photo

Mario David

'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent

Jean Carmet photo

Jean Carmet

Guillaume aka 'Le Fermier'

Philippe Castelli photo

Philippe Castelli

'L'électricien'

Guy Bedos photo

Guy Bedos

The stuttering prisoner

O.E. Hasse photo

O.E. Hasse

Drunk traveler on the train

Cornelia Froboess photo

Cornelia Froboess

Erika Schmidt

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