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A Man Called Sarge is a american film of genre War directed by Stuart Gillard released in USA on 2 february 1990 with Gary Kroeger
A Man Called Sarge (1990)
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Add to a movie listA Man Called Sarge is a 1990 American parody film, written and directed by Stuart Gillard, starring Gary Kroeger, Marc Singer, Gretchen German and introducing a young Natasha Lyonne. Set during the World War II North African Western Desert Campaign, it follows a misadventurous squad of French Foreign Legion deserters, led by their charismatic Sarge, who set out across the Sahara desert to strike a blow on the Nazi-occupied city of Tobruk.
The humour is built on slapstick and verbal puns, in the fashion of comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, spoofing a variety of classic war movies – notably Casablanca – and the stereotypes of the genre. Sarge (Gary Kroeger), the anti-hero protagonist, is a patriot with an over-the-top John Wayne persona. The antagonist, General Von Kraut (Marc Singer), is a derogatory portrayal of a Nazi commander – extremely evil, perverted and a poor decision maker – emphasized by his name, as kraut is often used as a pejorative term for German soldiers. Furthermore, Sarge's group of misfit soldiers include a Native American, a New York Jew, a hillbilly and a French officer in the style of Maurice Chevalier.
A memorable moment in the movie is when Miss Sadie (Gretchen German), a naïve mission school teacher, sings a song called "Jesus was a Black Dude", with a full gospel choir, to the Arab children in her class.
The film was shot on location in Israel.
Synopsis
Pendant la seconde guerre mondiale au Sahara, un sergent reçoit l'ordre de faire sauter les réserves d'essence ennemies. Mais il réalise que sa troupe, composée de soldats des plus hétéroclites, a peu de chance de réussir sa mission.Actors
Gary Kroeger
Jennifer Runyon
(Fifi LaRue)
Marc Singer
(Von Kraut)
Bobby Di Cicco
(Anzalone)
Natasha Lyonne
(Arab Girl)
Peter Dennis
(Montgomery)
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