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Black and White in Color (1976)

Black and White in Color (1976)

Drama Comedy War

The picture that marches to a different drummer

Release Date: 1976, September 22
Directors: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Countries: Switzerland, Cote D'Ivoire, Germany, France
Production: Reggane Films, Artco-Film, France 3 Cinéma, Allied Artists, Les Films S.F.P.
Cast: Peter Berling, Marc Zuber, Jean Carmet, Jacques Spiesser, Jacques Dufilho, Dora Doll, Maurice Barrier, Catherine Rouvel, Aboubacar Touré, Claude Legros, Dieter Schidor, Benjamin Memel Atchory

Overview:

French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.

Keywords:

africa colonialism french colonialism german colonialism