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Babette s'en va-t-en guerre

Babette s'en va-t-en guerre

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 46m
ComedyWar
6.2
IMDB Rating
513 votes

A naive French country girl in London helps the war effort by parachuting into German-occupied France to help kidnap an important German general. She bungles through a heroic adventure of plot and counter-plot.

Director
Christian-Jaque
Writers
Michel Audiard, Jacques Emmanuel, Jean Ferry
Stars
Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Charrier, Ronald Howard
Language
French
Country
France
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
as Babette
Jacques Charrier
Jacques Charrier
as Gérard de Crécy
Ronald Howard
Ronald Howard
as Fitzpatrick
Michael Cramer
Michael Cramer
as Heinrich
René Havard
René Havard
as Louis
Mona Goya
Mona Goya
as Mme Fernande
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Viviane Gosset
as La Duchesse de Crécy
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Robert Berri
as Sgt. Bill
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Françoise Belin
as Mado
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Charles Bouillaud
as Pierrot

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Filming Location
Franstudio, Joinville-le-pont, Val-de-Marne, France
Production
Iéna Productions, Les Films Ariane

🏷️ Keywords

world war twofree frenchfrench officersuitcaselondon england

🎯 Categories

FrenchPeriod DramaComedyWar

⭐ Featured Review

a movie with a heart
by wrvisser-leusden-nl2003-09-06
7/10

"It takes some time to get used to, but 'Babette s'en van-t-en guerre' (> Babette goes to war) is a Bardot-movie without sex. Back in 1959 Brigitte wanted to prove that she could carry on without, and so she did. This movie is family-entertainment. A light comedy, with a convincing principal role by Brigitte Bardot. Although its very French concept is clearly outdated now, 'Babette' surely must have appealed to the (European) public taste of the fifties and sixties. A time whem memories of world war II were still vivid. What remains today, is 'Babette's&a..."

💡 Did You Know?

Bertrand Blier told Karen Chéryl in an interview that he worked on this film as an apprentice.

📖 Synopsis

A naive French country girl in London helps the war effort by parachuting into German-occupied France to help kidnap an important German general. She bungles through a heroic adventure of plot and counter-plot.