The read
It runs long at 3h 0m.
Synopsis
In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
69 audience votes
Key crew
- Alain CorneauDirector
- Louis GardelScreenplay
- Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer
- Alain CorneauScreenplay
- Henri de TurenneScreenplay
Cast
- Gérard DepardieuCharles Saganne
- Philippe NoiretDubreuilh
- Catherine DeneuveLouise
- Sophie MarceauMadeleine
- Michel DuchaussoyBaculard
- Jean-Laurent CochetBertozza
- Roger DumasVulpi
- Jean-Louis RichardFlammarin
- Robin RenucciHazan
- Sophie GrimaldiMère de Madeleine
- Hippolyte GirardotCourette
- Saïd AmadisAmajar
Stills
Themes
nurseworld war iafricaworld war iifeminismbigamysahara desertloverevengeslaughtercolonisationtorture