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Rookies Go to War

Rookies Go to War

Comedy • 1974 • 1 hr 30 min
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5.5

A Grand Slapstick comedy about four buddies serving in the army. Their long-suffering sergeant attempts to whip them into shape but the conflict spirals out of control.

Starring

Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filipelli, Jean-Guy Fechner, Jacques Seiler

Directed By

Claude Zidi

Written By

Claude Zidi, Jean Bouchaud, Jean-Paul Farré

Genre

ComedyForeign

Release Date

November 11, 1974

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Cast & Crew

Claude Zidi
Claude
Zidi
Gérard Rinaldi
Gérard
Rinaldi
Jean Sarrus
Jean
Sarrus
Gérard Filipelli
Gérard
Filipelli
Jean-Guy Fechner
Jean-Guy
Fechner
Jacques Seiler
Jacques
Seiler
Marisa Merlini
Marisa
Merlini
Heidy Bohlen
Heidy
Bohlen
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo
Stoppa
Myriam Boyer
Myriam
Boyer
Brigitte Stein
Brigitte
Stein
Claude Zidi
Claude
Zidi
Jean Bouchaud
Jean
Bouchaud
Jean-Paul Farré
Jean-Paul
Farré

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