Shock Troops (film)
| Shock Troops | |
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| Directed by | Costa-Gavras |
| Written by | Jean-Pierre Chabrol Costa-Gavras |
| Produced by | Costa-Gavras |
| Starring | Charles Vanel |
| Cinematography | Jean Tournier |
| Music by | Michel Magne |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Shock Troops (French: Un homme de trop) is a 1967 French-Italian action drama film directed by Costa-Gavras. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] Film producer Harry Saltzman has a "presented by" credit.[2]
Plot[edit]
Set in central France, the film follows French resistance fighters who press the battle on the Germans. Along the way, they break into a prison and release some German prisoners, but discover there may be a spy planted to flush them all out.
Cast[edit]
- Charles Vanel as Passevin
- Bruno Cremer as Cazal
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Jean
- Michel Piccoli as The Extra Man
- Gérard Blain as Thomas
- Claude Brasseur as Groubec
- Jacques Perrin as Kerk
- François Périer as Moujon
- Claude Brosset as Ouf
- Pierre Clémenti as Lucian
- Michel Creton as Solin
- Paolo Fratini as Philippe
- Julie Dassin as Girl
- Nino Segurini as Lecocq
- Marc Porel as Octave
References[edit]
- ^ "5th Moscow International Film Festival (1967)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ American Film Institute (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Volume 1, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 981. ISBN 9780520209701.
External links[edit]
- Shock Troops at IMDb
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