The Amorous Corporal () 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.
It was the first cinematography credit for Pierre Lhomme.Pierre Lhomme, legendary French cinematographer, dies at 89 Iran Daily 6 July 2019.
It aired on cable TV in the US in 1973 as part of a package of non-English language movies called "Movies for Swingers".
Plot
Cast François Périer as La Bigorne Rossana Podestà as Bethi Robert Hirsch as Boisrose Jean Lefebvre as Potirond Jean Carmet as Balluché Henri Cogan as Tom Wright
Reception The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism.
References
External links
The Amorous Corporal at BFI The Amorous Corporal at Letterbox DVD