Black and White in Color
“The picture that marches to a different drummer”
Jean-Jacques AnnaudWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Free: The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV · Rent: Amazon Video · Buy: Amazon Video. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Jean Carmet 
Jacques Dufilho 
Catherine Rouvel 
Jacques Spiesser 
Maurice Barrier Benjamin Memel Atchory
Credits
Written by: Georges Conchon
Plot
In 1915 West Africa, the French colonists in a remote outpost learn that war has broken out and decide to attack the nearby German fort, with local porters, in a satire of colonialism.
Sinekatalog’s take
A sharp and funny anti-colonial satire.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Academy Awards (Oscars) 1977: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (2,008 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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