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Director:
Yves Robert
Writers:
Louis Pergaud (novel)
François Boyer (adaptation)
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Release Date:
18 April 1962 (France) See more »
Genre:
Comedy See more »
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Awards:
1 win See more »
NewsDesk:
First look at the wild kids from Yann Samuell's War Of The Buttons redux
 (From QuietEarth. 1 June 2011, 10:36 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
A master piece! The best French movie ever! See more (9 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
Jacques Dufilho ... L'Aztec's father
Yvette Etiévant ... Lebrac's mother
Michel Galabru ... Bacaillé's father
Michèle Méritz ... L'Aztec's mother
Jean Richard ... Lebrac's father
Pierre Tchernia ... Bédouin
Pierre Trabaud ... School teacher
Claude Confortès ... Nestor the postman

Paul Crauchet ... Touegueule
Henri Labussière ... A countryman
Yves Peneau ... Le préfet des études / The prefect
Robert Rollis ... Le père de 'Migue la Lune' / Migue la lune's father
Louisette Rousseau ... Bacaillé's mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christophe Bourseiller ... Gaston
Claude Bourseiller
Tsilla Chelton
Claude Meunier ... Bacaillé
François Boyer ... The priest (uncredited)
Marie-Catherine Faburel ... Marie-Tintin (uncredited)
Michel Isella ... L'Aztec (uncredited)
François Lartigue ... Grand Gibus (uncredited)
Martin Lartigue ... Petit Gibus (uncredited)
André Treton ... Lebrac (uncredited)
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Directed by
Yves Robert 
 
Writing credits
Louis Pergaud (novel "La guerre des boutons")

François Boyer (adaptation and dialogue)

Yves Robert (adaptation) uncredited

Produced by
Léon Carré .... producer
Danièle Delorme .... producer
Yves Robert .... producer
 
Original Music by
José Berghmans 
 
Cinematography by
André Bac 
 
Film Editing by
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte 
 
Production Design by
Pierre-Louis Thévenet 
 
Production Management
Léon Carré .... production manager
Michel Choquet .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patricia Finaly .... third assistant director
Régis Forissier .... first assistant director
Jacques Trébouta .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Roger Joint .... assistant production designer
 
Sound Department
Pierre-Louis Calvet .... sound (as Pierre Calvet)
Maurice Dagonneau .... assistant sound
Jacques Gérardot .... assistant sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Balthazard .... key grip
Jean-Marcel Bouguereau .... still photographer (as Marcel Bouguereau)
Jean Castagnier .... first assistant camera
Raymond Letouzey .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Janine Oudoul .... assistant editor (as J. Oudoul)
Andrée Werlin .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Jean Casadesus .... musician: piano
René-Pierre Chouteau .... musical director
 
Other crew
Jacqueline Choquet .... production secretary
Colette Crochot .... script supervisor
Henry Dutrannoy .... administrator
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"War of the Buttons" - USA
"A Guerra dos Botões" - Brazil, Portugal (imdb display title)
"Der Krieg der Knöpfe" - West Germany
"Gombháború" - Hungary
"Hænderne op - eller bukserne ned!" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Hhænderne op - eller bukserne ned!" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Knoflíková válka" - Czechoslovakia
"La guerra de los botones" - Spain
"La guerra dei bottoni" - Italy
"O polemos ton koumpion" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Suuri nappisota" - Finland
"Wojna guzików" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Yumurcaklarin savasi" - Turkey (Turkish title)
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:X | Portugal:M/6 | Finland:S
Filming Locations:
Saint Hilarion, Yvelines, France
Company:
Les Productions de la GuévilleSee more »

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14 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
A master piece! The best French movie ever!, 24 March 2001
Author: Sophie (Zazou16@aol.com) from Cambridge, UK

I used to watch this film when I was little. My sister and I actually destroyed the tape because of two much use. Some may say that it's only for children, but it's also an obvious and delightful allegory of the two World Wars. Of course, if you're not fluent in French, it doesn't really worth watching it, because everything is in the lines. It's a wonderful tribute to French people, French countryside life, French nation in general. The children are giving great performances, being touching, cute and above all realistic!!! Just watch it and enjoy! Vive la France!

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