Summaries

During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.

During a war, the poor and ignorant brothers Ulysses and Michel-Ange are lured and recruited by two soldiers that promise wealth to them in the name of their King. The greedy wife of Ulysses Cleopatre and her daughter Venus ask them to enlist to pursue fortune. They travel to Italy and become unscrupulous criminals of war. When Ulysses is wounded in one eye, he returns home with Michel-Ange and a small bag full of postcards of famous locations and the promise that they would be entitled of the properties in the end of the war. However, when the King signs the peace treaty with their enemy, they find that the agreement was actually surrender and they have a prize to pay for their actions.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.—Aline

Details

Keywords
  • dark comedy
  • satire comedy
  • farce comedy
  • poverty
  • french cinema
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • War
Release date May 30, 1963
Countries of origin Italy France
Language German French
Filming locations Rungis, Val-de-Marne, France
Production companies Rome Paris Films Cocinor Les Films Marceau

Box office

Budget $140000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 15m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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