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"De Broca's Crowning Touch!"

1966 1h 42m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 87

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Synopsis

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An ornithologist mistaken for an explosives expert is sent alone into a small French town during WWI to investigate a garbled report from the resistance about a bomb which the departing Germans have set to blow up a weapons cache.

“De Broca's Crowning Touch!”

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Cast

Alan Bates
Charles Plumpick
Geneviève Bujold
Coquelicot
Pierre Brasseur
General Géranium
Michel Serrault
Monsieur Marcel
Jean-Claude Brialy
Duke of Clover
Adolfo Celi
Schottischer Colonel
Micheline Presle
Madame Eva aka Madame Eglantine
Philippe de Broca
Adolf Hitler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philippe de Broca
Writers: Daniel Boulanger
Languages: German, French, English
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philippe de Broca, shot by Pierre Lhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Françoise Javet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Alan Bates and Geneviève Bujold and Pierre Brasseur carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "De Broca's Crowning Touch!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philippe de Broca directs. Pierre Lhomme behind the camera. Georges Delerue scores. Françoise Javet cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in German, French, English.

Trivia

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160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Philippe de Broca, shot by Pierre Lhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Georges Delerue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Françoise Javet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alan Bates and Geneviève Bujold and Pierre Brasseur carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "De Broca's Crowning Touch!".
9IMDB entry: tt0060908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.