Directed by:
Yves RobertCinematography:
André BacCast:
Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru, Michèle Méritz, Jean Richard, Pierre Tchernia, Pierre Trabaud, Claude Confortès, Paul Crauchet (more)Plots(1)
This story of young boys from the French countryside is more moving than entertaining... The Longevernes and Velrans are two groups of boys from neighboring villages. They hate each other with a verve and fight with the determination of their brave children's hearts. Their unconventional war trophies (buttons, belts and shoelaces) cause their enemies beatings and equally bitter parents at home. The boys undergo a severe test that teaches them what the most important thing in life is. The author of this classic of world literature is Louis Pergaud, who wrote the novels as a protest against war. It was directed by Yves Robert, who returned to children's issues in other successful films like My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle. War of the Buttons was the most popular French film at the end of the 1950s and early '60s. (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jacques Dufilho
France
Best movies:
Bibi Fricotin (1951)
War of the Buttons (1962)
The Spies (1957)
Yvette Etiévant
France
Best movies:
The Carmelites (1960)
War of the Buttons (1962)
Les Misérables (1982)
Michel Galabru
France
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
War of the Buttons (1962)
Michèle Méritz
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
The Cousins (1959)
Le Beau Serge (1958)
Jean Richard
France
Best movies:
The King of the Bla Bla Bla (1951)
War of the Buttons (1962)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Pierre Tchernia
France
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
War of the Buttons (1962)
Pierre Trabaud
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
Daisy Town (1971)
Asterix and Cleopatra (1968)
Claude Confortès
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
Betty Blue (1986)
Zazie in the Underground (1960)
Paul Crauchet
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
My Mother's Castle (1990)
My Father's Glory (1990)
Henri Labussière
France
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Asterix in Britain (1986)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
Yves Peneau
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
The Seventh Company Outdoors (1977)
Robert Rollis
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
War of the Buttons (1962)
The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975)
Louisette Rousseau
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
War of the Buttons (1962)
Incorrigible (1975)
André Treton
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
Michel Isella
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
Some Like It... Cold (1960)
Christophe Bourseiller
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
Bolero (1981)
Bankers Also Have Souls (1982)
Daniel Janneau
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
François Lartigue
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
Frida, naturaleza viva (1983)
Martin Lartigue
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
The Scoundrel (1971)
César and Rosalie (1972)
Claude Meunier
Canada
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
Eastern Boys (2013)