Shock Troops

Shock Troops

1967 · 110 min · FR · 6.8 (32 votes)
Dir. Costa-Gavras · Starring Bruno Cremer, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Piccoli, Gérard Blain, Claude Brasseur, Jacques Perrin · Music Michel Magne

It starts with a surprise … and ends with a shock!

ThrillerDramaWarHistory

A French resistance group frees twelve captured soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there is an additional prisoner among them who is suspected of being an enemy spy.

VIBE

A grim, tense wartime thriller where paranoia festers among a group of freed prisoners. The atmosphere is thick with suspicion, making every interaction a potential minefield. It feels like a classic, character-focused drama set against a dangerous historical backdrop.

tensegrittysuspensefulsombersteadyclassic war filmperiod dramacharacter-drivenbetrayalwarespionagesurvival
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