Underplayed Gems

The Army Game (1961)

The Army Game poster
Original title
Tire-au-flanc 62
Directed by
Claude de Givray
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of young army conscripts go through induction and basic training, getting into various comedic situations. The film is a black-and-white French comedy about the absurdity of military life.

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What happens

The Army Game (French: Tire-au-flanc 62) is a 1961 French black-and-white comedy about induction and basic training of army conscripts, co-directed by François Truffaut and Claude de Givray. It recorded admissions of 1,290,967 in France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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