fanfan la tulipe be still gerard philippe most popular part and it begin the swashbuckler craze which throve in the french cinema in the 1955 1965 year . it make gina lollobrigida a star ( lollobrigida and philippe would team up again in rené clairs bell de nuit the same year . fanfan la tulipe be completely mad and sometimes verge on absurd . henri jeanson witty line full of dark irony be probably influence by voltaire and candide . antimilitarism often come to the fore representthese draftee radiate joie de vivre and joie de mourir when necessary ( joy of life and joy of death ) it become necessary to recruit men when the casualty outnumber the survivor you win the battle without the thousand of death you have promise me and king louis xv complains and but no matter and let wait for the next time . a voice over comment the story at the beginning and at the end and history be give a rough ride representheight of irony and it a genuine historian who speak . christian jaque direct the movie with gusto and he know only one tempo representaccelerated . remake in 2003 with vincent perez and penelope cruz . i have not see it but i do not think it have to be make in the first place .