A Captain's Honor

61% rating 1982 2h 00m

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During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.

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About A Captain's Honor

Director
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Cast
Nicole Garcia, Jacques Perrin, Claude Jade, Charles Denner, Georges Wilson, Georges Marchal, Robert Etcheverry, Christophe Malavoy
Genres
Drama, History, War
Original title
L'Honneur d'un capitaine
Release date
29/12/1982
Original language
FR
Country
FR
Tags
algerian war (1954-62)