Le petit soldat (1963)

01/25/1963Drama, Romance1h 27m
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Overview

Despite his lack of political convictions, photojournalist Bruno Forestier is roped into a paramilitary group waging a shadow war in Geneva against the Algerian independence movement.

Top Billed Cast

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    Michel Subor

    Bruno Forestier

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    Anna Karina

    Veronica Dreyer

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    Henri-Jacques Huet

    Jacques

  4. Paul Beauvais

    Paul

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    László Szabó

    Laszlo

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    Georges de Beauregard

    Activist Leader (uncredited)

  7. Gilbert Edard

    (uncredited)

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    Jean-Luc Godard

    Man at Railway Station (uncredited)

Shot in 1960, but banned until 1963 due to its frank treatment of French torture of Algerian separatists, Jean-Luc Godard's <i>Le petit soldat</i> is a political thriller mixed with a love story. Bruno (Michel Subor) is a French agent in Geneva, fighting a secret war against Arab spies supporting the Algerian cause. Tired of his superiors' demands that he assassinate another agent to prove his loyalty, he dreams of escaping to Brazil with the lovely Danish young lady Veronica (Anna Karina). Will they make it or not? I am assuming that anyone who is considering this film has already seen God...

Status Released

Original LanguageFrench 

Budget$180,000.00

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