Capitaine Conan Movie Review 1996

On the Bulgarian border in 1918, during the last clashes of WWI, Conan (Torreton) is a fearless, impulsive warrior, reserving his respect only for his men. Although armistice is finally declared, the troops stationed in the Balkans are not demobilized and become increasingly fractious. This causes a rift between Conan and his educated friend Norbert (Le Bihan), who's been appointed a military legal representative. They are warily reunited in defense of a soldier (Val) charged with desertion, while still dealing with the ravages of the long conflict. Adapted from the book by Roger Vercel; French with subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War I, Buddies

Screenplay

Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Cosmos

Cast

Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq, Francois Berleand, Claude Rich, Catherine Rich, Pierre Val

Cinematography

Alain Choquart

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Music

Oswald D'Andrea

Producer

Alain Sarde, Frederic Bourboulon

Awards

Cesar 1997: Actor (Torreton), Director (Tavernier), Film.