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Tire au flanc (1928)

Tire au flanc poster
Original title
Tire au Flanc
Directed by
Jean Renoir
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man is sent to serve in the military where he deals with clumsy mishaps and strange characters. The film follows his awkward adjustments to army life and his romantic interests.

playfullightheartedslapstickgentle satirebriskwhimsicalunderstatednostalgic

What happens

Tire-au-flanc est un film français muet réalisé par Jean Renoir, sorti en 1928. Il s'agit de la deuxième adaptation à l'écran de la pièce à succès de 1904 d'André Sylvane et André Mouëzy-Éon après le film réalisé par Georges Lordier en 1912. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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