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Captain Conan

Captain Conan

19966.62h 13m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Written by Jean Cosmos, Bertrand Tavernier, Roger Vercel
Produced by Frédéric Bourboulon, Alain Sarde
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Top Cast

Philippe Torreton

Philippe Torreton

Captain Conan

Samuel Le Bihan

Samuel Le Bihan

Norbert

Bernard Le Coq

Bernard Le Coq

Lieutenant De Scève

Catherine Rich

Catherine Rich

Madeleine Erlane

François Berléand

François Berléand

Commander Bouvier

Claude Rich

Claude Rich

General Pitard de Lauzier

André Falcon

André Falcon

Colonel Voirin

Claude Brosset

Claude Brosset

Père Dubreuil

C

Crina Mureșan

Ilyana

Cécile Vassort

Cécile Vassort

Georgette

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookworld war ibulgariabattlefieldbucharest, romaniarussian revolution (1917)army scoutfrench army

About Captain Conan

Captain Conan is a drama, war film released in 1996 exploring themes of based on novel or book, world war i, bulgaria, battlefield, bucharest, romania, russian revolution (1917). Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, it stars Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq. 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.

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