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The Man with Connections

The Man with Connections

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 15, 1970

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

57%

Original Title

Le Pistonné

Production Companies

Renn Productions, Royal

Director

Claude Berri

Description

Following "The Two of Us", Claude is now 21 years old. Content with his life, he has a girlfriend Tania and he aspires to become an actor. When he receives his draft notice, a friend convinces Claude he can get out of military service with his connections in Paris. When the connections fall through, Claude is sent for basic training outside Paris before being shipped off to Algeria. His stops in Morocco and Algeria are uneventful as far as military action goes. He returns home with few bad memories of his army life ...