War of the Buttons

Name: War of the Buttons
Released: 1962-04-18
Rating: 7.248

7.2/10 (299)

·1962· 90 min

Director: Yves Robert

For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...

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Cast

Jacques Dufilho

L'Aztec's father

Yvette Etiévant

Lebrac's mother

Michel Galabru

Bacaillé's father

Michèle Méritz

L'Aztec's mother

Jean Richard

Lebrac's father

Pierre Tchernia

Bédouin, rural warden

Pierre Trabaud

Teacher at Longeverne

Claude Confortès

Nestor, postman

Paul Crauchet

Touegueule

Henri Labussière

Countryman

Yves Peneau

General supervisor

Robert Rollis

Migue la lune's father

In brief

War of the Buttons (1962) is a comedy, drama, family film. With an average rating of 7.2/10 from 299 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 30min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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War of the Buttons runs 90 minutes (1h 30min).

What rating does War of the Buttons have?

War of the Buttons has an average rating of 7.2/10 based on 299 viewer votes on TMDB.

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War of the Buttons was released in 1962.