Fun in the Barracks (1932)

Original title

Les gaîtés de l'escadron

Directed by

Maurice Tourneur

Genre

comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

U

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This French comedy follows the misadventures of soldiers in a barracks. Based on a play, it shows the humor and frustrations of military life in the early 1930s.

lightheartedfast-pacedcomedicfarcicalplayfulenergeticbittersweetnostalgic

What happens

Fun in the Barracks (French: Les Gaîtés de l'escadron or Les Gaietés de l'escadron) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel. It was based on a play by Georges Courteline and Edouard Nores. Tourneur was remaking the story, having previously filmed a silent version in 1913. The film was one of the most expensive made by Tourneur and was a popular commercial hit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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