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We at Champignol (1957)

We at Champignol poster
Original title
Nous autres à Champignol
Directed by
Jean Bastia
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two French villages compete in a football match. A goalkeeper named Claudius is traded for a cow and joins the other team. In the championship game, he is inspired by a beautiful woman and single-handedly wins the cup.

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What happens

Nous autres à Champignol est un film français de Jean Bastia, sorti en 1957. Guerre de clochers entre deux villages français sur fond de football... Gardien de but de l'équipe de Fouzy, Claudius est échangé contre une vache et devient le nouveau gardien de Champignol. Au cours de la finale, il est métamorphosé par l'apparition de la belle Solange. Il gagne la coupe à lui tout seul. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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