Summary
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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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 73
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.7/5
IMDb7.2
Running time
2 h 13 min
Longer than most dramas, +24 min on the typical 109
typical 109133Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 36 more
Released
1996
October 16, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishRomanianMade in
- France
César Awards1997
- Best Director1997Won
- Best Actor1997Won
- Best Actor1997Won
- Best Film1997Nominated
- Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation1997Nominated
- Most Promising Actor1997Nominated
- Best Costume Design1997Nominated
- Best Male Revelation1997Nominated
- Best Production Design1997Nominated
- Best Sound1997Nominated
and 43 more72 people
- Philippe TorretonCaptain Conan
- Samuel Le BihanNorbert
- Bernard Le CoqLieutenant De Scève
- Catherine RichMadeleine Erlane
- François BerléandCommander Bouvier
- Claude RichGeneral Pitard de Lauzier
- André FalconColonel Voirin
- Claude BrossetPère Dubreuil
- CMCrina MureșanIlyana
Cécile VassortGeorgette
François LevantalForgeol
Pierre ValJean Erlane- RKRoger KnobelspiessMaj. Cuypene
Frédéric PierrotChef de train
Jean-Claude CalonOfficier greffier Loisy
Laurent SchillingBeuillard
Jean-Yves RoanRouzic
Philippe HélièsGrenais
Tonio DescanvelleCaboulet
Éric SavinArmurier
Olivier LoustauMahut
Jean-Marie JuanLethore- JCJean-Christophe ChavanonSentinelle De Scève
- CCChristophe CalmelSoldat 2 De Scève
Directing · 5
- Bertrand Tavernier Director, Screenplay
- Cătălin Dordea Assistant Director
- Valérie Othnin-Girard Assistant Director
- Cristina Ionescu Second Assistant Director
- Pascal Guerin Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Jean Cosmos Screenplay, Dialogue
- Roger Vercel Novel
Production · 2
- Alain Sarde Producer
- Frédéric Bourboulon Producer
Camera · 4
- Alain Choquart Director of Photography
- Didier Frémont Assistant Camera
- Myriam Vinocour Assistant Camera
- Jean-Marie Dreujou Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Luce Grunenwaldt Editor
Sound · 7
- Oswald d'Andréa Original Music Composer
- Jérôme Lévy Foley Artist
- Gérard Lamps Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Eric Tisserand Sound Mixer
- Jean-Michel Chauvet Boom Operator
- Khadicha Bariha Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Guy-Claude François Production Design, Art Direction
- Bernadette Saint Loubert Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Daniel Parker Makeup Artist
- Sano de Perpessac Makeup Artist
- Agnès Tassel Key Makeup Artist
- Agnès Evein Costume Designer
- Daniela Bușoiu Makeup Artist
- Jacqueline Moreau Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Antoine Simkine Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 22
- Adrian Pavlovschi Stunt Coordinator
- Razvan Puiu Stunt Coordinator
- Mihai Ionita Stunts
- Dicu Marian Stunts
- Mihai Reti Special Effects Coordinator
- Mihai Danciu Stunts
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