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Fun in the Barracks is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jacques Tourneur with Fernandel

Fun in the Barracks (1932)

Fun in the Barracks
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Length 1h21
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OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating59% 2.9597152.9597152.9597152.9597152.959715

Fun in the Barracks (French: Les Gaîtés de l'escadron or Les Gaietés de l'escadron) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel. It was based on a play by Georges Courteline and Edouard Nores. Tourneur was remaking the story, having previously filmed a silent version in 1913. The film was one of the most expensive made by Tourneur and was a popular commercial hit.

Synopsis

The film is set in 1885. It focuses on a group of troops, a mix of regulars and reservists, and their different responses to the daily military routines. A crisis emerges when a General pays a visit while two deserters are still absent.

Actors

Fernandel

(Vanderague)Raimu

(Le capitaine Hurluret)Jean Gabin

(Fricot)Henry Roussel

(Le général)Charles Camus

(l'adjudant Flick)
And :
Pierre Dac
René Donnio
Pierre Labry
Frédéric Munie
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