Les Hussards

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1955 French film

Les Hussards

Film poster

Directed by| Alex Joffé
Written by| Gabriel Arout
Jean Halain
Based on| Les Hussards
by Pierre-Aristide Bréal
Produced by| Ignace Morgenstern
Starring| Bernard Blier
Louis de Funès
Cinematography| Raymond Heil
Edited by| Henri Rust
Music by| Georges Auric

Production
companies

Cocinor, Cocinex, Sédif

Distributed by| Cocinor

Release date

* 8 November 1955 (1955-11-08)

Running time

| 102 minutes
Country| France
Language| French

Les Hussards (English: Cavalrymen), is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Alex Joffé, written by Gabriel Arout, starring Bernard Blier, Giovanna Ralli, Bourvil, and with Georges Wilson, Virna Lisi, Louis de Funès playing supporting roles.[1] The film is known under the titles "Cavalrymen" (international English title), "Les hussards" (Belgium French title), "De husaren" (Belgium Flemish title), "La piccola guerra" (Italy), "Huszárok" (Hungary).

## Plot

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During the Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars Brigadier Le Gouce and private Jean-Louis forfeit their horses. Afraid of a severe punishment both lie to Captain Georges. They just make up a story about them having been the target of a selective ambush. Little later their regiment is annihilated by an Austrian attack. Only the two humbuggers are lucky enough to survive. Napoleon has them celebrated as heroes and thus they get into the books of history.

## Cast

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* Bernard Blier: Brigadier Le Gouce
* Giovanna Ralli: Cosima
* André Bourvil: private ("trumpeter") Jean-Louis
* Louis de Funès: Luigi, the sexton
* Virna Lisi: Elisa
* Clélia Matania: Mrs Luppi
* Georges Wilson: Captain Georges
* Marcel Daxely: Giacomo, the shepherd
* Carlo Campanini: Mr Luppi
* Giani Esposito: Pietro
* Jean-Marie Amato: Carotti, the shoemaker
* Franco Pesce: the clergyman
* Alberto Bonnuci: Raphaël
* Jess Hahn: a hussar
* Albert Rémy: a hussar
* Maurice Chevit: hussar Camille
* Roger Hanin: a soldier
* Paul Préboist

## References

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1. ^ "Les Hussards". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-07-29.

## External links

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* Les Hussards (1955) at IMDb
* Les Hussards (1955) at the Films de France

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* VIAF

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* France
* BnF data

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