Black and White in Color (1976)

Synopsis of Black and White in Color

The inaugural film effort of French director Jean-Jacques Annaud, Black and White in Color is set during World War I. Upon the outbreak of hostilities, a French trading post in West Central Africa finds itself at odds with a formerly peaceful German post, for no other reason than their parent countries are at war. The newly xenophobic French traders attack the Germans, only to fail in their efforts. Socialist Jacques Spiesser is put in charge of the debilitated French contingent, utterly discarding his former high ideals in the process. Filmed on location on the Ivory Coast, the satirical Black and White in Color (originally La Victoire en Chantant) won the American Academy Award for Best Foreign Film of 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

180 mins

Director(s):

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writer(s):

Georges Conchon, Jean-Jacques Annaud

Producer(s):

Giorgio Silagni, Jacques Perrin, Arthur Cohn

Categories:

Comedy

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