Without Trumpet or Drum

Without Trumpet or Drum

90 mins | Comedy, War | Dec. 22, 1959

Summer 1870. Following the French defeat at Sedan. Léon, a soldier in a detachment isolated in the Ardennes forest, is sent in search of water. When he discovers the most peaceful of rivers, he decides to undress and bathe in it. At bend of the river he catches sight of another naked swimmer. It's a Prussian! Both men start bickering a bit: aren't they supposed to be arch enemies? But they soon fraternize. Unfortunately the patrol has not vanished in the haze and they hear it coming. Each man gets hold of his uniform and runs away in two opposite directions. The only trouble is that Fritz the Prussian has donned the French uniform and Leon the Prussian one!

Without Trumpet or Drum

90 mins | Comedy, War | Dec. 22, 1959

Without Trumpet or Drum
Summer 1870. Following the French defeat at Sedan. Léon, a soldier in a detachment isolated in the Ardennes forest, is sent in search of water. When he discovers the most peaceful of rivers, he decides to undress and bathe in it. At bend of the river he catches sight of another naked swimmer. It's a Prussian! Both men start bickering a bit: aren't they supposed to be arch enemies? But they soon fraternize. Unfortunately the patrol has not vanished in the haze and they hear it coming. Each man gets hold of his uniform and runs away in two opposite directions. The only trouble is that Fritz the Prussian has donned the French uniform and Leon the Prussian one!
IMDb rating 5.0
Producers Universum Film (UFA), C.A.P.A.C.
Original title Die Gans von Sedan
Directors Helmut Käutner
Writers Helmut Käutner, Jean L'Hôte

Cast

Hardy Krüger

as Fritz Brösicke

Jean Richard

as Leon Riffard

Dany Carrel

as Marguerite

Françoise Rosay

as La grand-mère de Marguerite

Theo Lingen

as Colonel Tuplitz

Lucien Nat

as Captain

Helmut Käutner

as Königliche Hoheit

Fritz Tillmann

as Hauptmann Knöpfer

Ralf Wolter

as Uhlan Lehmann

Yves Barsacq

as Un Français