The Elusive Corporal
1962, French. Directed by Jean Renoir.
An upper-class corporal is captured by the Germans during their 1940 invasion of France. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a German dental assistant, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the border.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jean RenoirDirector
- Jean-Pierre CasselCaporal
- Claude BrasseurPapa
- Claude RichBallochet
- Jacques JouanneauÉmile, aka 'Penche-à-gauche', waiter
- Mario David'Caruso', amateur athlete, insurance agent
- Jean CarmetGuillaume aka 'Le Fermier'
- Philippe Castelli'L'électricien'
- Guy BedosThe stuttering prisoner
- O.E. HasseDrunk traveler on the train
- Cornelia FroboessErika Schmidt
- Sacha BriquetEscapee disguised as an old woman
- Raymond JourdanHippolyte Dupieu
Details
- Released
- 23 May 1962
- Original title
- Le Caporal épinglé
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean Renoir, Guy Lefranc
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The Elusive Corporal runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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The Elusive Corporal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1962. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Elusive Corporal, try King of Hearts, Black and White in Color, Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?.
Who directed The Elusive Corporal?
The Elusive Corporal (1962) was directed by Jean Renoir and stars Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich.