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Black and White in Color (1976)

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.

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Top billed cast

Jean CarmetSergeant Bosselet
Jacques DufilhoPaul Rechampot
Catherine RouvelMarinette
Jacques SpiesserHubert Fresnoy
Dora DollMaryvonne
Maurice BarrierCaprice
Benjamin Memel AtchoryAssomption
Peter BerlingPère Jean de la Croix
Marius Beugre BoignanBarthelmy
Claude LegrosJacques Rechampot

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