Film

Les gaités de l’escadrille

1958 · 1h 25m · Comedy

Onésime Labarbe, a "crawler" in the French Air Force, wants to become a pilot. He hopes to triumph over the sarcasm of his prankster comrades and win the hand of his beloved. Onésime has anticipated this by pretending to be a pilot in front of the young girl and her parents. It's true that they are no more barons than Onésime is a pilot, despite what his fiancée Pulchérie has said. The young soldier's efforts are not without their mishaps and setbacks. Yet his faith and tenacity triumphed over all obstacles. He is finally accepted as a pilot, while Pulchérie, through a misunderstanding, becomes an unwilling parachutist and, at the same time, a champion jumper. The deception is uncovered, but what does it matter to the two fiancés, who are joyfully celebrated by the entire Escadrille and can at last look forward to their long-awaited happiness?

Eddy Rasimi

Onésime Labarbe

Raymond Bussières

Mr. Tignasse

Annette Poivre

Mrs. Tignasse

André Gabriello

Professor Minute

Eliane Thibault

Pulchérie Tinasse

Dominique Page

Beautician

Pauline Carton

Dentist's maid

Jean Tissier

Dentist

Andrée Debar

Bernard Dumaine

Liliane Ernout

Parachutist

Claude Legros

Lina Roxa

Sim

Robert Vidalin

Chief adjutant

• Georges PécletWriter · Director
• Léopold MassiéraWriter
• Jeanne SaintenoyWriter

Release date

May 28, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Comedy