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Le Petit Soldat
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
1963•1h 27m•NR•★ 6.9
Action / Drama / War
Synopsis
During the Algerian War, a cynical French army deserter working for a far-right OAS terrorist cell in Geneva is ordered to assassinate a pro-FLN radio journalist, falling in love with an Algerian sympathizer while being captured and subjected to agonizing water and electric torture: 'Photography is truth. And cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.' Jean-Luc Godard's explosive political thriller that introduced Anna Karina, banned by the French government for three years.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
WriterJean-Luc Godard
CinematographyRaoul Coutard
MusicMaurice Le Roux
Principal Cast
Michel SuborBruno Forestier
Anna KarinaVeronica Dreyer
Henri-Jacques HuetJacques
László SzabóLaszlo
Georges de BeauregardActivist Leader (uncredited)Jean-Luc GodardMan at Railway Station (uncredited)
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Paul BeauvaisPaulGE
Gilbert Edard(uncredited)Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 27m (87 mins)
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DirectorJean-Luc Godard
LanguagesFrench
CountryFR
StudioSociété Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
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