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Les Hussards (1955)

Les Hussards poster
Directed by
Alex Joffé
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1955, a group of cavalrymen find themselves in comedic situations during wartime. The film follows their antics and interactions with locals and enemies alike.

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What happens

Les Hussards (English: Cavalrymen), is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Alex Joffé, written by Gabriel Arout, starring Bernard Blier, Giovanna Ralli, Bourvil, and with Georges Wilson, Virna Lisi, Louis de Funès playing supporting roles. The film is known under the titles "Cavalrymen" (international English title), "Les hussards" (Belgium French title), "De husaren" (Belgium Flemish title), "La piccola guerra" (Italy), "Huszárok" (Hungary). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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