Champ d'honneur

Summary The Dordogne, 1869. Pierre Naboulet, a poor tenant farmer, has drawn a lucky number in the French Army draft lottery. He will be exempt from a five-year period of military service. But he sells his number to Florent, a rich merchant, and takes the place of Florent's son, Arnaud, who has been drafted. Woodcutting with his brother, Pierre leaves his axe in a tree to await his return home. He spends his last night in the barn with his redheaded sweetheart, Henriette... Emperor Napoleon III declares war on Prussia, and the Prussians invade. In Alsace, Pierre's regiment fights the invaders in a forest. Many French are killed; Pierre escapes, wounded. He finds a cottage. Inside a boy is hiding. The redheaded boy speaks only the Alsatian dialect of German... View more details

Champ d'honneur

Directed : Jean-Pierre Denis

Written : Jean-Pierre Denis Hubert Aupetit Françoise Dudognon

Stars : Cris Campion Pascale Rocard Eric Wapler Frédéric Mayer

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Genres : Drama History War

Release date : Sep 15, 1987

Countries of origin : France

Language : German Swiss German French Occitan

Filming locations : Saint-Astier, Périgueux, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Production companies : La Sept Cinéma Baccara Productions Palmyre Productions

Summary The Dordogne, 1869. Pierre Naboulet, a poor tenant farmer, has drawn a lucky number in the French Army draft lottery. He will be exempt from a five-year period of military service. But he sells his number to Florent, a rich merchant, and takes the place of Florent's son, Arnaud, who has been drafted. Woodcutting with his brother, Pierre leaves his axe in a tree to await his return home. He spends his last night in the barn with his redheaded sweetheart, Henriette... Emperor Napoleon III declares war on Prussia, and the Prussians invade. In Alsace, Pierre's regiment fights the invaders in a forest. Many French are killed; Pierre escapes, wounded. He finds a cottage. Inside a boy is hiding. The redheaded boy speaks only the Alsatian dialect of German... View more details

Details

Genres : Drama History War

Release date : Sep 15, 1987

Countries of origin : France

Language : German Swiss German French Occitan

Filming locations : Saint-Astier, Périgueux, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Production companies : La Sept Cinéma Baccara Productions Palmyre Productions

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