France / Italy,
1962
Directed by:
Léo JoannonCinematography:
Pierre PetitCast:
Jean Rochefort, Jean-Loup Reynold, Alain Saury, Jacques Harden, Michel Charrel, Bernard Hug, François Brincourt, Robert MauricePlots(1)
In the last days of the French-Indochina war, a column of troops under the orders of Captain Noyelles protect the Catholic refugees, wait for reinforcements and hold up at Fort Du Fou ("Madman's Fort"). The "Viets" surround them and use a PA system to break the morale of the soldiers and refugees. Noyelles finds out his wife has died and sacrifices his life to save the garnison. (official distributor synopsis)
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