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Black and White in Color
“The picture that marches to a different drummer”
6.4 / 10• 1976• 1h 32m•NR• French
DramaComedyWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jean Carmet
Sergeant Bosselet
Lead
Jacques Dufilho
Paul Rechampot
Catherine Rouvel
Marinette
Jacques Spiesser
Hubert Fresnoy
Dora Doll
Maryvonne
Maurice Barrier
Caprice
BM
Benjamin Memel Atchory
Assomption
Peter Berling
Père Jean de la Croix
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Jacques Annaud's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Black and White in Color is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
