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Tire au flanc (1928)

83 min · Comedy

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Directors

Jean Renoir

Cast

Georges Pomiès, Michel Simon, Félix Oudart, Fridette Fatton

A young poet and his valet are called up for military service together.

The story

Jean Dubois d'Ombelles, an upper-class young poet, is called up for military service alongside his valet, Joseph Turlot. In the barracks, Jean faces hazing from his fellow soldiers, while Joseph innocently causes one scandal after another.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Jean Dubois d'Ombelles, a young upper-class man and poet, is called up for military service at the same time as his valet, Joseph Turlot. The poet is subjected to hazing by his barrack-room mates while the valet innocently causes one scandal after another. Tired of putting up with the situation, the poet adopts a persona capable of commanding respect and, at a breakneck pace, turns everything upside down.

Genres

Comedy

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