Black and White in Color

Black and White in Color

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Jan. 1, 1976

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.

Black and White in Color

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Jan. 1, 1976

Black and White in Color
French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Allied Artists, France 3 Cinéma, Reggane Films, Artco-Film, Les Films S.F.P.
Original title La Victoire en chantant
Directors Dominique Cheminal, Claudine Taulère, Jean-Louis Koula, Kodjo Eboucle, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers Georges Conchon, Jean-Jacques Annaud

Cast

Jean Carmet

as Sergeant Bosselet

Jacques Dufilho

as Paul Rechampot

Catherine Rouvel

as Marinette

Jacques Spiesser

as Hubert Fresnoy

Dora Doll

as Maryvonne

Maurice Barrier

as Caprice

Benjamin Memel Atchory

as Assomption

Peter Berling

as Père Jean de la Croix

Marius Beugre Boignan

as Barthelmy

Claude Legros

as Jacques Rechampot

Baye Macoumba Diop

as Lamartine

Jacques Monnet

as Père Simon

Dieter Schidor

as Kraft

Aboubacar Touré

as Fidele

Marc Zuber

as Major Anglais