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Les Bidasses en folie (1971)

Les Bidasses en folie poster
Original title
Les bidasses en folie
Directed by
Claude Zidi
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
U
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 106 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A group of misfit friends join the army and create havoc through a series of clumsy and absurd mishaps. They constantly get into trouble with their strict sergeant.

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What happens

Les Bidasses en folie (lit. 'The Crazy Soldiers'), also known under the English titles Rookies Run Amok and The Five Crazy Boys, is a French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi (in his director debut) released in 1971. The film was a major box-office hit. It was the film breakthrough of comedy team Les Charlots (AKA "The Crazy Boys"), who remained very popular in France throughout the 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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