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The Man with Connections (1970)

The Man with Connections (1970)

Comedy
Release Date: 1970, April 15
Directors: Claude Berri
Countries: France
Production: Renn Productions, Renn Productions, Royal, Royal
Cast: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Michel Berreur, Maurice Risch, Yves Robert, Claude Piéplu, Georges Géret, André Thorent, Coluche, Guy Bedos, Rosy Varte, Claude Melki, Jérôme Richard

Overview:

Following "The Two of Us", Claude is now 21 years old. Content with his life, he has a girlfriend Tania and he aspires to become an actor. When he receives his draft notice, a friend convinces Claude he can get out of military service with his connections in Paris. When the connections fall through, Claude is sent for basic training outside Paris before being shipped off to Algeria. His stops in Morocco and Algeria are uneventful as far as military action goes. He returns home with few bad memories of his army life ...