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The war exploits of French captain Conan and his men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.The war exploits of French captain Conan and his men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.The war exploits of French captain Conan and his men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 10 nominations
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- GoofsAlthough the film goes to praiseworthy lengths to be faithful in the accurate recreation of costumes of the era, including uniforms, there are some inaccuracies. During the assault in the mountains, a pair of Senegalese Riflemen (Tirailleurs Sénégalais) can be seen wearing their recognisable red fez, waistbands and dark blue uniforms. However, the film takes place in 1918 and the colonial soldiers would not have worn this uniform since 1915. Instead they would have worn the same khaki uniforms and Adrian helmets as the rest of the Balkans expeditionary corps, khaki dress that colonial troops would have also worn on the Western Front, to differentiate themselves from the 'Horizon Blue' wearing 'metropolitan' (mainland France) troops.
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disappointing end of the war
I saw this film for two reasons - one is Bertrand Tavernier, the other is the fact that much of the action of the film takes place in my country of birth Romania. I was disappointed.
The historical background of the story takes place in the last couple of months of the first world war and in the year that followed. The heroes are two French officers, one of them is the commander of a special unit which turns the fate of battles on the war fields with brutality and efficiency, but cannot find its place when the war ends. The soldiers are part of an unfortunate minority of the French army which remained conscripted in the area, which was undergoing political changes - empires fell down, new nations where raising and forming their national states, borders where moving and still fought, and revolutions were threatening the order sought by the victorious powers.
Unfortunately nothing of the changes around are reflected in any way by the film, which focuses on the fate of the French soldiers and officers and not only misses completely the events around but also presents the local people in an folklorist and non flattering manner. Neither does the film say anything new that was not already said in the great films about the absurdity of war in general or the cruelty of WWI in particular. The story is composed of several sequences not too well related, acting is good but cannot save the day, and seeing this film is overall an experience to forget for these who saw it and to avoid for these who did not see it.
The historical background of the story takes place in the last couple of months of the first world war and in the year that followed. The heroes are two French officers, one of them is the commander of a special unit which turns the fate of battles on the war fields with brutality and efficiency, but cannot find its place when the war ends. The soldiers are part of an unfortunate minority of the French army which remained conscripted in the area, which was undergoing political changes - empires fell down, new nations where raising and forming their national states, borders where moving and still fought, and revolutions were threatening the order sought by the victorious powers.
Unfortunately nothing of the changes around are reflected in any way by the film, which focuses on the fate of the French soldiers and officers and not only misses completely the events around but also presents the local people in an folklorist and non flattering manner. Neither does the film say anything new that was not already said in the great films about the absurdity of war in general or the cruelty of WWI in particular. The story is composed of several sequences not too well related, acting is good but cannot save the day, and seeing this film is overall an experience to forget for these who saw it and to avoid for these who did not see it.
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- Apr 25, 2012
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