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The Medic (1979 film)

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The Medic
Directed byPierre Granier-Deferre
Written byPierre Granier-Deferre
Jean Freustié
Produced byAlain Delon
Alain Terzian
StarringAlain Delon
Véronique Jannot
Music byPhilippe Sarde
Distributed byAdel Productions
Release date
  • 27 October 1979 (1979-10-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFrance
West Germany[1]
LanguageFrench
Budget$3 million[2]
Box office1,713,247 admissions (France)[3]

The Medic (French: Le Toubib) is a 1979 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, adapted from the novel Harmonie ou les horreurs de la guerre by Jean Freustié.

Plot

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The film is set during World War Three (portrayed as taking place in 1983) as battles take place between Eastern and Western forces. Behind the battle lines, in a medical unit, a surgeon falls in love with an idealistic nurse after an initially difficult meeting.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Medic / Prelude to Apocalypse". uniFrance Films. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ Mann, Roderick (February 25, 1979). "Movies: A Tough Guy Goes Soft On Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. p. L 36.
  3. ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
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