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Black and White in Color( 1976)

TV-MADramaComedyWar
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The picture that marches to a different drummer

Overview

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean Carmet

      Sergeant Bosselet

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      Jacques Dufilho

      Paul Rechampot

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      Catherine Rouvel

      Marinette

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      Jacques Spiesser

      Hubert Fresnoy

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      Dora Doll

      Maryvonne

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      Maurice Barrier

      Caprice

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      Benjamin Memel Atchory

      Assomption

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      Peter Berling

      Père Jean de la Croix

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      Marius Beugre Boignan

      Barthelmy

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      Claude Legros

      Jacques Rechampot

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      Baye Macoumba Diop

      Lamartine

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      Jacques Monnet

      Père Simon

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      Dieter Schidor

      Kraft

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      Aboubacar Touré

      Fidele

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      Marc Zuber

      Major Anglais

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      Mamadou Koulibaly

      Oscar

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      Helmut Eiker

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      Klaus Huebl

      Haussmann

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      Natou Koly

      Charlotte

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      Bertin Kouakou

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      Tanoh Kouao

      John

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      Jean-François Eyou N'Guessan

      Marius

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jul 27 2025
    There’s something really quite fitting about the end of this film that rather sums up the whole approach to Africa that was taken by the European powers. This film is set on the Côte D’Ivoire where the war has once again pitched the adjacent French and German forces against each other. The French aren’t immediately convinced that this is remotely their war, but eventually the soldiers decide that they ought to do their bit so round up their native bearers and start handing out rifles. If it wasn’t a war for the white folks, what on Earth did it have to do with the locals? The only Monsieur with...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • africa
    • colonialism
    • french colonialism
    • german colonialism