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Caught in the Foreign Legion

1950 · 72 min

A breezy, silly French farce where mistaken identity and slapstick uniforms keep things light and forgettable.

Overview
André Duroc pretends to be a duke in order to extort money from Aunt Solange. But his trickery is discovered, he must flee and, thanks to a uniform, takes part in the great maneuvers.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • class
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy
Directed by
René Le Hénaff
Written by
Gérard Carlier
Starring
Fernandel, Andrex, Ginette Baudin, Thérèse Dorny, Robert Seller, Paulette Dubost, Claude Arlan, Luc Andrieux
Runtime
72 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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