Les Hussards

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Les Hussards
Film poster
Directed by	Alex Joffé
Written by	Gabriel Arout Jean Halain
Based on	Les Hussards by Pierre-Aristide Bréal
Produced by	Ignace Morgenstern
Starring	Bernard Blier Louis de Funès
Cinematography	Raymond Heil
Edited by	Henri Rust
Music by	Georges Auric
Production companies	Cocinor, Cocinex, Sédif
Distributed by	Cocinor
Release date	8 November 1955
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Les Hussards (English: Cavalrymen), is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Alex Joffé, written by Gabriel Arout, starring Bernard Blier, Giovanna Ralli, Bourvil, and with Georges Wilson, Virna Lisi, Louis de Funès playing supporting roles.^[1] The film is known under the titles "Cavalrymen" (international English title), "Les hussards" (Belgium French title), "De husaren" (Belgium Flemish title), "La piccola guerra" (Italy), "Huszárok" (Hungary).

Plot

During the Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars Brigadier Le Gouce and private Jean-Louis forfeit their horses. Afraid of a severe punishment both lie to Captain Georges. They just make up a story about them having been the target of a selective ambush. Little later their regiment is annihilated by an Austrian attack. Only the two humbuggers are lucky enough to survive. Napoleon has them celebrated as heroes and thus they get into the books of history.

Cast

• Bernard Blier: Brigadier Le Gouce
• Giovanna Ralli: Cosima
• André Bourvil
  : private ("trumpeter") Jean-Louis
• Louis de Funès: Luigi, the sexton
• Virna Lisi: Elisa
• Clélia Matania
  : Mrs Luppi
• Georges Wilson: Captain Georges
• Marcel Daxely: Giacomo, the shepherd
• Carlo Campanini: Mr Luppi
• Giani Esposito: Pietro
• Jean-Marie Amato: Carotti, the shoemaker
• Franco Pesce: the clergyman
• Alberto Bonnuci: Raphaël
• Jess Hahn: a hussar
• Albert Rémy: a hussar
• Maurice Chevit: hussar Camille
• Roger Hanin: a soldier
• Paul Préboist

References

External links

• Les Hussards (1955) at
  IMDb
• Les Hussards (1955) at the Films de France

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