France / Oct 16, 1996 / 12
2h 13min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat; they are not fit for peacetime, they only feel really alive in the chaos of the battlefield.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Claude Brosset | Père Dubreuil |
| Crina Mureșan | Ilyana |
| Cécile Vassort | Georgette |
| François Levantal | Forgeol |
| Pierre Val | Jean Erlane |
| Roger Knobelspiess | Maj. Cuypene |
| Frédéric Pierrot | Chef de train |
| Jean-Claude Calon | Officier greffier Loisy |
| Laurent Schilling | Beuillard |
| Jean-Yves Roan | Rouzic |
| Philippe Héliès | Grenais |
| Tonio Descanvelle | Caboulet |
| Éric Savin | Armurier |
| Olivier Loustau | Mahut |
| Jean-Marie Juan | Lethore |
| Jean-Christophe Chavanon | Sentinelle De Scève |
| Christophe Calmel | Soldat 2 De Scève |
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| J.P. Monaghan | Major anglais |
| Laurent Bateau | Soldat Perrin |
| Tervelt Nikolov | Soldat bulgare |
| Éric Dufay | Lt. Fideli |
| Philippe Frécon | Cuistot Ménard |
| Diana Radu | Serveuse café Sokol |
| Michel Charvaz | Sergent café Sokol |
| Patrick Delage | Serveur Messinge |
| Patrick Brossard | Riquiou |
| Yvon Crenn | Ordonnance Floch |
| Christophe Odent | Cabanel |
| Franck Jazédé | Havrecourt |
| Dominique Compagnon | Morel |
| Christophe Vandevelde | Soldat classe II |
| Maria Pitarresi | Infirmière train |
| Patrice Verdeil | Soldat quart d'eau |
| Frédéric Diefenthal | Sergent gare Bucarest |
| Daniel Langlet | Directeur lycée |
| Luminița Anghel | Chanteuse taverne |
| Hubert Ravel | Soldat patrouille Norbert |
| Philippe Lelièvre | Gendarme bordel 1 |
| Bruno Therasse | Gendarme bordel 2 |
| Laurent Labasse | Raoul Fourrier |
| Eric Thannberger | Louberac |
| Sandrine Desio | Fréhel |
| Eugen Cristea | Monsieur Loyal du cabaret |
| Raluca Penu | Myrta |
| Juliana Ciugulea | Frida |
| Dana Medeleanu | La caissière |
| Olivier Cruveiller | Officier gare de Bucarest |
| Olivier Brunhes | Soldat anarchiste |
| Jean-Claude Frissung | Gendarme Bergeret |
| Adrian Pintea | Médecin Bucarest |
| Mircea Stoian | Aide de camp Bouvier |
| Marian Stan | Sous-officier mess 1 |
| Claudiu Istodor | Sous-officier mess 2 |
| Laurențiu Lazăr | Insp. Romesco |
| Radu Duda | Insp. Stefanesco |
| David Brécourt | Lt. Bérard |
| Olga Tudorache | Prostituée |
| Eugenia Bosânceanu | Mère Ilyana |
| Simona Mihaescu Stan | Infirmière anglaise |
| Sorin Cociș | Cpl. Moreau |
| Mircea Anca | Cpl. Girard |
| Patrick Pineau | Sgt. Lanzec |
| Françoise Sage | Serveuse café Bretagne |
| Vasile Albineț | French Officer (uncredited) |
| Dicu Aurel | Soldat effrayé (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Capitaine Conan |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Română |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films Alain Sarde, Little Bear, TF1 Films Production |
| Official site | studiocanal.com |
| Release date | 16 ottobre 1996 |
| Production | Alain Sarde, Frédéric Bourboulon |
| Writer | Jean Cosmos, Bertrand Tavernier, Roger Vercel |
| Editing | Luce Grunenwaldt |
| Cinematography | Alain Choquart, Jean-Marie Dreujou, Didier Frémont, Myriam Vinocour |
| Assistant directors | Cătălin Dordea, Pascal Guerin, Cristina Ionescu, Valérie Othnin-Girard, Bertrand Tavernier |
| Camera operators | Alain Choquart, Jean-Marie Dreujou, Didier Frémont, Myriam Vinocour |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Spain / May 09, 1997 / 18
United States / Sep 05, 1997
Digital
Hungary / Nov 08, 2007 / 12
TV
Germany / Apr 11, 2000
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