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Cast
Bernard Lavalette
as Colonel Varalin
Philippe Brizard
as Chief warrant officer Colin
Ariane Carletti
as Céline
Hubert Deschamps
as Medical officer
Darry Cowl
as Colonel Boussardon
Philippe Klébert
as Benoît Leroy
Florent Pagny
as Baltar, nurse soldier
Isabelle de Botton
as Mrs. Colin, warrant officer's wife
Ticky Holgado
as Warrant officer's neighbor (uncredited)
Michel Bonnet
as Warrant officer
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1981
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes6
DirectorMichel Gérard
WritersMichel Gérard
TypeFeature Film
Rating3.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLes surdoués de la première compagnie
About Les surdoués de la première compagnie
As soon as they arrive at the barracks, the new contingent reveals some characters who will give their officers a hard time. There is the handsome, resourceful man, the technocrat in love, the bootlicker, the "Jamaican" who only moves to music, the shortsighted man... and all the others. Sometimes to see the nurse undress, sometimes to arrange an appointment with a fiancée, sometimes to cuckold the obtuse non-commissioned officer whose wife is volcanic, sometimes to have a free lunch in a great restaurant, the handsome man invariably deploys a wealth of cunning. And each time it is the colonel's servile driver who gets caught instead of him.
Directed by Michel Gérard, Les surdoués de la première compagnie leans on a strong ensemble — Bernard Lavalette, Philippe Brizard, Ariane Carletti — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1981.
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