Top Cast
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Marino Masé
Ulysses
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Patrice Moullet
Michel-Ange
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Geneviève Galéa
Venus
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Catherine Ribeiro
Cleopatre
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Barbet Schroeder
Car Salesman
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Jean-Louis Comolli
Soldier with Fish
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Gérard Poirot
Carabinier #1
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Jean Brassat
Carabinier #2
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Alvaro Gheri
Carabinier #3
Overview
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.
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