Rookies Run Amok(1971)
Les Bidasses en Folie, a french movie from 1971, is a very short, easy to watch, slapstick hippie comedy.
Movie: Rookies Run Amok
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gérard
Phil
Jean
Jean-Guy
Luis
Colonel
Crème
Sergeant Bellec
Phil's father
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Les Bidasses en Folie, a french movie from 1971, is a very short, easy to watch, slapstick hippie comedy.
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1971-12-15
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