Les morfalous
1984 · Movie · 106 min. · France
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
Direction Henri Verneuil
Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Jacques Villeret · Michel Constantin · Michel Creton · Marie Laforêt · Matthias Habich · François Perrot · Maurice Auzel · Gerard Buhr · Junior John David · Robert Lombard · Pierre Semmler · Caroline Silhol
Soundtrack Georges Delerue
Screenplay Henri Verneuil · Michel Audiard · Pierre Siniac
Cinematography Edmond Séchan
Original title Les morfalous
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