The title of the film, set in Luxembourg in 1942, during the Nazi occupation, amalgamates the words Schacko (helmet) and chapeau claque (opera hat). The village, in which it is set, has not yet been feeling the effects of the war at this point.
Cast
André Jung
Papp
Myriam Muller
Nell
Claude Wagner
Crëscht
Michèle Clees
Mamm
Paul Greisch
Bop
Josiane Peiffer
Tata Zëss
Shirin Fabeck
Jhuliett
Uli Eichenberger
Monni Pit
Steve Karier
Nic
Alain Hoffmann
Heng
Gasty Gengler
Raym
Mike Lacour
Gust
Christian Kmiotek
Mousel
Monique Reuter
Ketti
Denise Gregoire
Léonie
Luc Feit
Jules
Ali Bintz
Jhoss
Marie-Paule von Roesgen
Marechen
Thierry van Werveke
Eck
Manu Worré
Irma
Gust Muller
Reicher
Evelyn Wanderscheid
Reischesch
Pol Hoffmann
Mallert
Jean Kayser
Léo
Roger Stahl
The teacher
Camille Olinger
The priest
Joël Panrucker
A pupil
Sacha Zepf
A pupil
Sascha Ley
Änder
Henning Köhler
SS officer
Richard Reimer
Feldwebel
Marco Lorenzini
Feldgendarm
Francois Pescatore
Feldgendarm
Serge Tonon
Feldgendarm
Claude Mangen
Member of the Hitlerjugend
Roger Seimetz
Member of the Gestapo
Jean-Claude Merenz
Member of the Gestapo
Michel Clees
Doctor
Heng Feiereisen
A farmer
Joseph Gudenburg
A man
Crew
Frank Hoffmann
Director
Paul Kieffer
Screenplay, Producer
Frank Feitler
Screenplay
Roger Manderscheid
Novel
Nathalie Bosson
Editor
Jean-Louis Sonzogni
Director of Photography
Michèle Massé
Second Assistant Director
Jani Thiltges
Executive Producer
Ody Roos
Associate Producer
Véronique Sacrez
Production Design
Jos Andries
Camera Operator
Jeanny Kratochwil
Costume Design
Marcel Wengler
Music
Jan Vandenbussche
Gaffer