War of the Buttons

Name: War of the Buttons
Director: Yves Robert
Released: 1962
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru, Michèle Méritz, Jean Richard

1962 · 90 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 2,922 VOTES · DIR. Yves Robert

Overview

For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. But this is no ordinary conflict, for the on-going hostilities are between two armies of young schoolboys. When he is beaten by his father for having lost his buttons, the leader of the Longueverne army, Lebrac, has an idea which will give his side the advantage: next time, he and his brave soldiers will go in battle without their clothes...

Dialogue Timeline — 929 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:22 THE WAR OF THE BUTTONS

00:04:28 - Hi, Gibus. - Hi.

00:07:23 Lebraque!

00:11:21 Hello, little guy. If I shut up, he won't talk.

00:15:13 Give me the worms.

00:19:44 What are you gonna do to me?

00:22:49 But that's not enough to be a voter.

00:25:44 - Soon you won't be so proud. - That's not very original.

00:29:39 We'll talk about this later. Everybody out. Recess.

00:34:09 That'll give you an extra one.

00:37:03 Hey, Lebraque!

00:39:24 Vive l'equality!

00:42:55 - What are you gonna do to him? - What we didn't do to Migue.

00:46:24 I'm gonna repeat "buttons" the whole day. If he asks me why, I'll talk.

00:49:36 - How come you're not at the war? - I'm injured. I need your help.

00:52:52 Traitor! Dumb-ass!

00:58:04 Here you are.

01:02:12 - Just press on them. - What's an o-e-dema?

01:05:00 When he retained his lessons he would receive a bonbon

01:08:46 You have no excuse.

01:12:39 I would if I knew they wouldn't send me to boarding school.

01:17:35 I'll fry his butt if he tries to get away.

01:21:27 Don't be mad at me. Run fast. The two of us will manage.

14:02:02 at 60 francs per dozen.

Cast & Characters

Jacques Dufilho L'Aztec's father Yvette Etiévant Lebrac's mother Michel Galabru Bacaillé's father Michèle Méritz L'Aztec's mother Jean Richard Lebrac's father Pierre Tchernia Bédouin Pierre Trabaud School teacher Claude Confortès Nestor the postman Paul Crauchet Touegueule Henri Labussière A countryman

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed929

Dialogue density10.3 lines / min

First line00:00:22

Final line14:02:02

Production Record

DirectorYves Robert

LanguageFrench

IMDb votes2,922