

Captain Conan
1996-10-16 · 133 min · ★ 6.6
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.
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- Directors
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Production companies
- Les Films Alain Sarde, Little Bear, TF1 Films Production
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Philippe TorretonCaptain Conan
Samuel Le BihanNorbert
Bernard Le CoqLieutenant De Scève
Catherine RichMadeleine Erlane
François BerléandCommander Bouvier
Claude RichGeneral Pitard de Lauzier
André FalconColonel Voirin
Claude BrossetPère Dubreuil
Cécile VassortGeorgette
François LevantalForgeol
Pierre ValJean Erlane
Frédéric PierrotChef de train
Jean-Claude CalonOfficier greffier Loisy
Laurent SchillingBeuillard
Jean-Yves RoanRouzic
Philippe HélièsGrenais
Tonio DescanvelleCaboulet
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