Le Pantalon

Lucien is a young soldier in the French army during the First World War. Recently married and with a young daughter, his only aim is to get through the war unscathed and get back to his wife and daughter. But this world is turned upside down by a pair of trousers.

Cast

Wadeck Stanczak

as Lucien Bersot

Philippe Volter

as Lt. Guérin

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

as Col. Auoux

Jean-Paul Comart

as Lt. André

Jacques Chailleux

as Langouin

Serge Kribus

as Sgt. de Velna

Bouli Lanners

as Sgt. Fourrier

Jean-Henri Compère

as Capitaine

Marie Verdi

as Marie-Louise

André Debaar

as Général

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