Babette Goes to War
1959 · Movie · 106 min. · France
Brigitte Bardot was at the height of her fame when she starred in this engagingly silly military comedy. Babette (Bardot) is a beautiful but unfortunately clueless young French woman who, in 1940, becomes a refugee when she seeks safe haven in England as the Germans move in to occupy her land. Babette is recruited as part of a scheme to help British military intelligence foil a German plot to invade England. The idea is for Babette to use her good looks to win the confidence of German officers and learn their secrets; however, despite her enthusiasm, Babette's striking ineptitude when it comes to military espionage makes her as much of a threat as an asset to Allied forces.
Direction Christian-Jaque
Cast Brigitte Bardot · Jacques Charrier · Ronald Howard · Michael Cramer · René Havard · Mona Goya · Viviane Gosset · Robert Berri · Françoise Belin · Charles Bouillaud · Alain Bouvette · Max Elloy
Soundtrack Gilbert Bécaud
Screenplay Jacques Emmanuel · Jean Ferry
Cinematography Armand Thirard
Original title Babette s'en va-t-en guerre
4.7
31 votes (FilmAffinity)
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