Many actors are recycled from The Chorus (2004) (The Chorus), a movie from the same director. Some nods are present (the song "Maréchal," etc).
War of the Buttons (2011) is the fifth film adaptation of the 1912 book "War of the Buttons" by Louis Pergaud. The previous film adaptations were La guerre des gosses (1936) starring Jean Murat, War of the Buttons (1962), the UK/Irish/Japan/U.S. feature War of the Buttons (1962), and the recent War of the Buttons (2011).
PROLOGUE: "Inspired by true stories of the Resistance."
EPILOGUE: "After the war, Simone and Paul reunited and lived the rest of their lives in Longeverne. Violette and Lebrac continue to see each other and renamed friends for life."
EPILOGUE: "After the war, Simone and Paul reunited and lived the rest of their lives in Longeverne. Violette and Lebrac continue to see each other and renamed friends for life."
Principal photography for War of the Buttons (2011) began on May 23, 2011 and took place in the villages of Blesle, Lavaudieu and Lavoûte-Chilhac in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. A few scenes were shot in the Cantal department. Filming continued until August 8, 2011.