Drama ·War · France · 1996 · 2h 13m

Captain Conan

Capitaine Conan

Director

Cast

Philippe Torreton as Captain Conan Samuel Le Bihan as Norbert Bernard Le Coq as Lieutenant De Scève Catherine Rich as Madeleine Erlane François Berléand as Commander Bouvier Claude Rich as General Pitard de Lauzier

Crew

Alain Choquart — Director of Photography Luce Grunenwaldt — Editor Oswald d'Andréa — Original Music Composer Bertrand Tavernier — Screenplay Jean Cosmos — Screenplay Roger Vercel — Novel

Synopsis

The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat; they are not fit for peacetime, they only feel really alive in the chaos of the battlefield.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book world war i bulgaria battlefield bucharest, romania russian revolution (1917)army scout french army

Key Collaborators

Bertrand Tavernier Director Alain Choquart Director of Photography Luce Grunenwaldt Editor Oswald d'Andréa Original Music Composer Bertrand Tavernier Screenplay Jean Cosmos Screenplay Roger Vercel Novel Frédéric Bourboulon Producer Alain Sarde Producer Guy-Claude François Production Design

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