Black and White in Color (1976)
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · 92 min · Drama, Comedy, War
43.5 TOPICAL score · #2,400 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Deciding that they must do their proper duty and fight the Germans, they promptly conscript the local native population. Issuing them boots and rifles, the French attempt to make "proper" soldiers out of the Africans. A young, idealistic French geographer seems to be the only rational person in the town, and he takes over control of the "war" after several bungles on the part of the others.
Black and White in Color (1976, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud) has a TOPICAL score of 43.5 - ranked 2,400 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (44 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (44 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read2,620 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jean Carmet, Jacques Dufilho, Catherine Rouvel, Jacques Spiesser