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Director
  
Maurice Tourneur

Language
  
French

6/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Country
  
France

Fun in the Barracks movie poster

Writer
  
Georges Courteline
,
Edouard Nores
,
Georges Dolley

Release date
  
18 September 1932

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.

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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.

Cast

  • Raimu as Le capitaine Hurluret
  • Jean Gabin as Fricot
  • Fernandel as Vanderague
  • René Donnio as Laplote
  • Charles Camus as Adjudant Flick
  • Pierre Labry as Potiron
  • Frédéric Munié as Lieutenant Mousseret
  • Lucien Nat as Maréchal des Logis chef Barnot
  • Pierre Ferval as Brigadier Vergisson
  • Georges Bever as La Guillaumette
  • Paul Azaïs as Croquebol
  • Roland Armontel as Barchetti
  • Louis Cari as Fourrier Bernot
  • Henry Roussel as Le général
  • Ketty Pierson as La charcutière
  • Jacqueline Brizard as La blanchisseuse
  • Mady Berry as Madame Bijou - la cantinière

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