Francis (1950)

91 min · Fantasy, Komödie, Satire On War

Popularity3.5/5

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Directors

Arthur Lubin

Cast

Donald O'Connor, Patricia Medina, Zasu Pitts, Ray Collins, Eduard Franz, John McIntire, Howland Chamberlain, James Todd, Tony Curtis, Frank Faylen, Robert Warwick, Loren Tindall, Mikel Conrad, Chill Wills, Mickey McCardle

The story

A bank manager speaks with teller Peter Stirling, who has been attracting public attention, and Stirling relates his story in a flashback. Stirling, a second lieutenant, is caught behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II. A talking Army mule named Francis carries him to safety.

Catalogue themes and tags

American soldier, Command, Donkey, General, Japanese, Japanese Army, Myanmar, Primeval forest, Ratschläge, Soldatin, Urwald, War, sprechende Tiere, Children's/Family, Animal Picture, Black-and-white, Fantasy, Comedy, War film

Genres

Fantasy, Komödie, Satire On War

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