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Ignace Boitaclou, although sympathetic, is not very intelligent. Upon his arrival at the barracks to perform his military service, he was appointed colonel and had to take care of the latter's terrible wife.
Acting
Fernandel's physical comedy—part Chaplin, part anxious goat
Direction
Colombier's farce timing keeps 102 minutes breathless

Director
Pierre Colombier
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