War of the Buttons

About War of the Buttons

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.

War of the Buttons (1962) is a comedy film directed by Yves Robert. At 90 minutes long, it arrived in April 1962.

Jacques Dufilho stars as L'Aztec's father, Yvette Etiévant as Lebrac's mother, Michel Galabru as Bacaillé's father, and Michèle Méritz as L'Aztec's mother. Written by François Boyer and Yves Robert. The film began as a novel.

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Chocolat, Village of the Damned, and Fight Club make useful companions to War of the Buttons, all filed under parent child relationship. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 307 TMDB voters.