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Captain Conan (original title: Capitaine Conan) is a 1996 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the 1934 Prix Goncourt -winning novel Captain Conan (Fr. Capitaine Conan ) by Roger Vercel .
- Yvon Crenn
- Oswald d'Andréa
- 16 October 1996
Sep 5, 1997 · Captain Conan: Directed by Bertrand Tavernier. With Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq, Catherine Rich. The war exploits of French captain Conan and his men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.
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- Drama, War
- Bertrand Tavernier
- 1997-09-05
Summaries. The war exploits of French captain Conan and his men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. Bulgaria near the end of World War I: Conan, warrior and wolf, leads a band of 50 ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat. Their motto: "We forgot to take prisoners, Captain."
Synopsis. 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.
- (32)
- 1996
- Captain Conan; Norbert; Lieutenant De Scève
- Bertrand Tavernier
Captain Conan. Even though World War I is over, French troops are still fighting on the Bulgarian border. There, a band of ferocious soldiers are led by Capt. Conan (Philippe Torreton), a battle ...
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- Philippe Torreton
- Bertrand Tavernier
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Duration. 2h 9m. Set on the Bulgarian border in 1918 during the final clashes of the Great War, the four act story scrutinizes a fearless combat leader, who sees himself more as a warrior, charging onto bloody battlefields or into the beds of local women with the same impulses.
Apr 10, 2018 · ‘Captain Conan’ (1996) is the story of a French trench raiding team and their captain. The eponymous Captain Conan. This ragtag group of fearless killers have, in the words of Conan, ‘Won the war, while all the other soldiers fought it’. The film begins as the war comes to an end. Conan and his boys are suddenly pressed into action ...
