Le Grand Carnaval
Dec 07 1983
•2h 10m
•War, Drama
The story follows Americans in Algeria at the time of the Allied invasion of North Africa in 1942.
Cast
See allPhilippe Noiret
Étienne Labrouche
Roger Hanin
Léon Castelli
Richard Berry
Rémy Castelli, le pilote d'avion, fils aîné de Léon
Peter Riegert
Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
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