Genre: War
Runtime: 110 min
Average vote: 5.696
Release date: 1973-08-15
Director: Yves Boisset
Writer: Roland Perrot
In 1956, the professional army of France lacks the manpower to keep the peace in Algeria, the colony which the country is determined to hold on to at any price. For this reason, reservists are called up and subject to an intense period of training before being sent to the front. Rémy March, Alain Charpentier and Raymond Dax are three such young men who have no interest in the military escapade and are reluctant conscripts. What they witness in Algeria will appall and transform them. Rape, torture, executions... there is no end to the atrocities in which they become unwilling participants. No wonder the French military are so willing to proclaim that there is nothing to report...
Jacques Spiess...
as
Rémy March
Jacques Weber
as
Alain Charpent...
Jean-François ...
as
Raymond Dax
Jacques Viller...
as
Soldat Girot
Claude Brosset
as
Adjudant chef ...
Roland Blanche
as
Sergent Lebel
Jean-Pierre Ca...
as
Sergent Carbone
Hamid Djellouli
as
Sergent Hamran...
Albert Dray
as
Soldat Titus
Rabah Loucif
as
Supplétif Chou...
Philippe Leroy
as
Commandant Lec...
Michel Peyrelon
Michel Peyrelon
as
Lieutenant Kel...