Top Billed Cast
Michel Subor
Bruno Forestier
Anna Karina
Veronica Dreyer
Henri-Jacques Huet
Jacques
Paul Beauvais
Paul
László Szabó
Laszlo
Georges de Beauregard
Activist Leader (uncredited)
Gilbert Edard
(uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
Man at Railway Station (uncredited)
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A review by CRCulver
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Written by CRCulver on Sun Aug 26 2018
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 Goda...
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Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
180000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
- french colonialism
- algerian war (1954-62)
- anti-imperialism