Lost Command
“They lived and loved and fought across three continents !”
ActionWar
After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.
VIBE
A sweeping, old-school war epic that captures the brutal realities and moral ambiguities of colonial conflict. It's a grand, if sometimes grim, look at duty, sacrifice, and the personal costs of war.
grittyintenseheroicsombersteadyclassic war filmepic scopeperiod dramawardutycolonialismsacrifice
military historyfrench paratrooper
