War of the Buttons
by Yves Robert1h301961France
Recommended byMichel Hazanavicius
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The children of Ballydowse & Carrickdowse engage in battles in which they cut off the buttons, shoe-laces, belts and braces of their captured opponents. This gets their opponents in trouble with parents. They go to battle in mass groups of dozens, wielding sticks & slingshots.
Credits
- Distributor : Gaumont
- Production Compagny : Les Productions de La Guéville
- Editing : Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
- Sound Recorder : Pierre Calvet
- Producer : Danièle Delorme
- Director : Yves Robert
- Scenario : Yves Robert
- Original Work Author : Louis Pergaud
- Photo Director : André Bac
- Set Decoration : Pierre-Louis Thévenet
- Original Music : José Berghmans
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1961
- French release date : 19 avril 1962
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : French
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