War of the Buttons (1962 film)
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La Guerre des boutons or War of the Buttons is a 1962
French
film
directed by Yves Robert
, about two rival kid gangs whose playful combats escalate into violence. The title derives from the buttons that are cut-off from the rival team's clothes as combat trophies. The film is based on "La Guerre des boutons" a novel by Louis Pergaud
(1882-1915), who was killed in action in the First World War and whose works portray a fervent anti-militarism.
The young and largely untrained actors included André Treton ("Lebrac"), Michel Isella ("l'Aztec") and Martin Lartigue ("Petit Gibus"). The character Petit Gibus's line of dialogue - uttered in frustration - "si j'aurais su, j'aurais pas v'nu" ("if I woulda known, I wouldn'ta come"), with its incorrect grammar (the correct form should be: "si javais su, je ne serais pas venu") has become a familiar tagline in France (the line was not in the original novel).
The film won France's Prix Jean Vigo
.
The film was remade in Ireland in 1994 as War of the Buttons
, in an Irish setting, and again in France in 2011, with the original title.
1962 in film
The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....
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directed by Yves Robert
Yves Robert
Yves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.Born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, in his teens Robert went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. To support himself, he worked at a variety of jobs...
, about two rival kid gangs whose playful combats escalate into violence. The title derives from the buttons that are cut-off from the rival team's clothes as combat trophies. The film is based on "La Guerre des boutons" a novel by Louis Pergaud
Louis Pergaud
Louis Pergaud was a French writer and soldier, whose principal works were known as "Animal Stories" due to their rooting in the flora and fauna of the Franche-Comté. His most famous work was the novel La Guerre des boutons , written in 1912...
(1882-1915), who was killed in action in the First World War and whose works portray a fervent anti-militarism.
The young and largely untrained actors included André Treton ("Lebrac"), Michel Isella ("l'Aztec") and Martin Lartigue ("Petit Gibus"). The character Petit Gibus's line of dialogue - uttered in frustration - "si j'aurais su, j'aurais pas v'nu" ("if I woulda known, I wouldn'ta come"), with its incorrect grammar (the correct form should be: "si javais su, je ne serais pas venu") has become a familiar tagline in France (the line was not in the original novel).
The film won France's Prix Jean Vigo
Prix Jean Vigo
The Prix Jean Vigo is an award in the Cinema of France given annually since 1951 to a French film director in homage to Jean Vigo. It was founded by French writer Claude...
.
The film was remade in Ireland in 1994 as War of the Buttons
War of the Buttons (1994 film)
War of the Buttons is a 1994 Irish film directed by John Roberts, about two rival kid gangs in Ireland, the Ballys , and the Carricks...
, in an Irish setting, and again in France in 2011, with the original title.
Cast
- Jacques DufilhoJacques DufilhoJacques Dufilho was a French actor.He was born at Bègles and he died at Ponsampère .He was also famous for his collection of Bugatti cars.-Filmography:More than 150 movie, including:...
- L'Aztec's father - Yvette EtiévantYvette EtiévantYvette Etiévant was a French actress. She starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons in 1962.- Filmography :* 1945 : Les Dames du bois de Boulogne de Robert Bresson –...
- Lebrac's mother - Michel GalabruMichel GalabruMichel Louis Edmond Galabru is a French actor born on 27 October 1922 in Safi, Morocco.-Career:Over the course of his career, Galabru appeared in over 200 movies and worked with such renowned directors as Bertrand Blier, Costa-Gavras, Luc Besson , and Jean-Luc Godard...
- Bacaillé's father - Michèle Méritz - L'Aztec's mother
- Jean RichardJean RichardJean Richards was a French actor.born: Bessines, Deux-Sèvres, Franciadied: Paris, Francia-Filmography:*1947 : Six heures à perdre, directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte...
- Lebrac's father - Pierre TcherniaPierre TcherniaPierre Tchernia was born Pierre Tcherniakowski on January 29, 1928 in Paris. In France known as "Magic" Tchernia and Monsieur Cinema, he is a cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.- Career :...
- Bédouin - Pierre TrabaudPierre TrabaudPierre Trabaud was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1945 and 1989.-Selected filmography:* Antoine and Antoinette * Rendezvous in July * ...Sans laisser d'adresse...
- School teacher - Claude ConfortèsClaude ConfortèsClaude Confortès is a French director for stage and film and actor. As an actor he starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons in 1962.-External links:...
- Nestor the postman - Paul CrauchetPaul Crauchet-Selected filmography:-External links:...
- Touegueule - Henri LabussièreHenri LabussièreHenri Labussière was a French actor and comedian. He mostly appeared on stage in various comedy plays between 1949 and 2000. As a film actor he starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons in 1962.-External links:...
- A countryman - Yves Peneau - The prefect
- Robert RollisRobert RollisRobert Rollis was a French actor. He mainly starred as a film actor, but also appeared in television and also in theatre in the 1950s and early 1960s...
- Migue la lune's father - Louisette Rousseau - Bacaillé's mother
- Christophe BourseillerChristophe BourseillerChristophe Bourseiller is a French actor, writer and journalist. He began as a child actor and starred in Yves Robert's War of the Buttons in 1962 on his debut.He made several appearances on stage in the late 1970s and early 1980s and again in 2005 and 2006.- Bibliography :* 1984 : Une scène...
- Claude Bourseiller
- Tsilla Chelton
- François BoyerFrançois BoyerFrançois Boyer was a French screenwriter. He achieved considerable success with his first attempt at screenwriting, Forbidden Games . Initially, he found no studio interested in his work, so he redesigned the screenplay as a novel and published it in 1947 under the title The Secret Game...
- The priest (uncredited) - Marie-Catherine Faburel - Marie-Tintin (uncredited)
- Michel Isella - L'Aztec (uncredited)
- François Lartigue - Grand Gibus (uncredited)
- Martin Lartigue - Petit Gibus (uncredited)
- André Treton - Lebrac (uncredited)
- Claude Meunier - Bacaillé'