The Carabineers

During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.

Cast

Marino Masé

as Ulysses

Patrice Moullet

as Michel-Ange

Geneviève Galéa

as Venus

Catherine Ribeiro

as Cleopatre

Barbet Schroeder

as Car Salesman

Jean-Louis Comolli

as Soldier with Fish

Gérard Poirot

as Carabinier #1

Jean Brassat

as Carabinier #2

Alvaro Gheri

as Carabinier #3

Odile Geoffroy

as Young Communist Girl

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