Directed by:
Alain CorneauCinematography:
Bruno NuyttenComposer:
Philippe SardeCast:
Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve, Sophie Marceau, Michel Duchaussoy, Sophie Grimaldi, Roger Dumas, Jean-Louis Richard, Pierre Tornade (more)Plots(1)
Gerard Depardieu stars as a peasant man in the French military who travels to North Africa to support France's "manifest destiny." Throughout the film he encounters struggle with his class, love with different women, and ultimately glory in his death. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Gérard Depardieu
France
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Shut Up! (2003)
Philippe Noiret
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Old Gun (1975)
Catherine Deneuve
France
Best movies:
Persepolis (2007)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Sophie Marceau
France
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
'Round Midnight (1986)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Michel Duchaussoy
France
Best movies:
L'allée du roi (1996) (series)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Longest Day (1962)
Sophie Grimaldi
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
The Carmelites (1960)
The Brain (1969)
Roger Dumas
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (2008)
Dear Inspector (1978)
Jean-Louis Richard
France
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
The Soft Skin (1964)
Pierre Tornade
France
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Asterix in Britain (1986)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
Hippolyte Girardot
France
Best movies:
Manon of the Spring (1986)
L'Amour nu (1981)
Paris Je T'Aime (2006)
Robin Renucci
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
Taking Sides (2001)
Masques (1987)
Teddy Bilis
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Rififi (1955)
The Gates of Paris (1957)
Zakia Tahri
France
Best movies:
Fort Saganne (1984)
Commander Hamilton (1998)
Lounès Tazairt
Algeria
Best movies:
Intimate Enemies (2007)
Fort Saganne (1984)
Zaina: Rider of the Atlas (2005)
René Clermont
Best movies:
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Troubleshooters (1971)
Without Leaving an Address (1951)
El Kebir
Best movies:
Holy Year (1976)
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Madame Rosa (1977)
Saïd Amadis
Algeria
Best movies:
Dernier été à Tanger (1987)
Lost Illusions (2021)
Secrets of State (2008)
Philippe Deplanche
Best movies:
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
Life and Nothing But (1989)
The Little Thief (1988)
Florent Pagny
France
Best movies:
François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
L'Amour nu (1981)
La Balance (1982)
Salah Teskouk
France
Best movies:
My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
Paris Je T'Aime (2006)
The Best Job in the World (1996)