The Amorous Corporal
| The Amorous Corporal | |
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| Directed by | Robert Darène |
| Written by |
Gabriel Arout Robert Darène |
| Starring |
François Périer Rossana Podestà |
| Music by | Guy Magenta |
| Cinematography |
Pierre Lhomme Marcel Weiss |
Release dates |
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| Language | French |
The Amorous Corporal (French: La Bigorne, caporal de France) is a 1958 French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Darène. Loosely based on the novel La Bigorne, caporal de France by Pierre Nord, it is set in eighteenth-century Madagascar.[1]
Cast
- François Périer as La Bigorne
- Rossana Podestà as Bethi
- Robert Hirsch as Boisrose
- Jean Lefebvre as Potirond
- Jean Carmet as Balluché
- Henri Cogan as Tom Wright
Reception
The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism.[1]
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