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Le Petit Soldat

Name: Le Petit Soldat
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1963-01-25
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.9

★ 6,9 /10 (185 Votes)

1963 FR 87 min

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.

Stream

Release date

25/01/1963

Votes

185

Popularity

1.1

Genres

Drama Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

87 min

Budget

$180,000

Website

www.cinematheque.qc.ca

Michel Subor

Bruno Forestier

Anna Karina

Veronica Dreyer

Henri-Jacques Huet

Jacques

No photo

Paul Beauvais

Paul

László Szabó

Laszlo

Georges de Beauregard

Activist Leader (uncredited)

No photo

Gilbert Edard

(uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard

Man at Railway Station (uncredited)

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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…

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