While set during WWII, the film avoids graphic violence, opting instead for a "Robin Hood" style of resistance where the protagonists outsmart their bumbling occupiers with wit and luck.
A high-strung, egotistical conductor at the Paris Opera. La Grande Vadrouille(1966)
Set in 1942, the film follows three British RAF pilots whose bomber is shot down over Nazi-occupied Paris. They find themselves relying on the help of two very different, and very reluctant, French civilians: While set during WWII, the film avoids graphic