The Vultures
Released: 1984
War, Comedy
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Constantin, Jacques Villeret, Michel Creton, Marie Laforêt, François Perrot, Michel Beaune, Gérard Buhr
Directed by: Henri Verneuil
Written by: Michel Audiard, Henri Verneuil, Pierre Siniac
Language: German, French
Scenes
François (François Perrot) goes off to pee in the desert before beginning a long trip. The stream is shown landing on the ground, but it it strikes an electric line and electrocutes him.