The Amorous Corporal | |
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Directed by | Robert Darène |
Written by | Gabriel Arout Robert Darène |
Based on | the novel La Bigorne, caporal de France by Pierre Nord, |
Starring |
François Périer Rossana Podestà |
Cinematography |
Pierre Lhomme Marcel Weiss |
Music by | Guy Magenta |
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Language | French |
The Amorous Corporal ( French: La Bigorne, caporal de France) is a 1958 French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Darène. Loosely based on the novel La Bigorne, caporal de France by Pierre Nord, it is set in eighteenth-century Madagascar. [1]
It was the first cinematography credit for Pierre Lhomme. [2]
It aired on cable TV in the US in 1973 as part of a package of non-English language movies called "Movies for Swingers". [3]
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The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism. [1]