War of the Buttons (1962)

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...

Cast (24)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Jacques Dufilho

L'Aztec's father

Yvette Etiévant

Lebrac's mother

Michel Galabru

Bacaillé's father

Michèle Méritz

L'Aztec's mother

Jean Richard

Lebrac's father

Pierre Tchernia

Bédouin, rural warden

Pierre Trabaud

Teacher at Longeverne

Claude Confortès

Nestor, postman

Paul Crauchet

Touegueule

Henri Labussière

Countryman

Yves Peneau

General supervisor

Robert Rollis

Migue la lune's father

Louisette Rousseau

Bacaillé's mother

André Treton

Lebrac (uncredited)

Michel Isella

"L'Aztec" (uncredited)

Martin Lartigue

"Petit Gibus" (uncredited)

François Lartigue

"Grand Gibus" (uncredited)

Marie-Catherine Faburel

Marie-Tintin (uncredited)

J

Jean-Paul Queret

Bacaillé (uncredited)

Daniel Janneau

"La Crique" (uncredited)

P

Patrick Loiselet

Lieutenant of Lebrac (uncredited)

Christophe Bourseiller

Gaston (uncredited)

F

François Boyer

Priest (uncredited)

J

Jean-Denis Robert

Child of the Lebrac gang (uncredited)

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