Captain Conan

1996 2h 13m FR

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 94

DramaWar

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Philippe Torreton
Captain Conan
Samuel Le Bihan
Norbert
Bernard Le Coq
Lieutenant De Scève
Catherine Rich
Madeleine Erlane
François Berléand
Commander Bouvier
Claude Rich
General Pitard de Lauzier
André Falcon
Colonel Voirin
Claude Brosset
Père Dubreuil

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Writers: Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Cosmos
Languages: English, French, Romanian
Countries: France

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Romanian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, shot by Alain Choquart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Oswald d'Andréa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Luce Grunenwaldt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Philippe Torreton and Samuel Le Bihan and Bernard Le Coq carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0115822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Bertrand Tavernier directs. Alain Choquart behind the camera. Oswald d'Andréa scores. Luce Grunenwaldt cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, Romanian.

Trivia

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Romanian.
3Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, shot by Alain Choquart. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Oswald d'Andréa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Luce Grunenwaldt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Philippe Torreton and Samuel Le Bihan and Bernard Le Coq carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0115822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "world war i", "bulgaria", "battlefield".