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Operation Leopard
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Operation Leopard

1980-01-09 · 96 min · ★ 5.6

War

In May 1978, the mining town of Kolwezi in Katanga, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo, the former Belgian Congo) is under attack from a group of communist guerillas coming from nearby Angola. The Europeans who work for the Belgian mining company and the Blacks who live in the town are taken as hostages by the invaders, who start a blood bath, shooting Europeans as well as Africans. Many of the Europeans being French, the French decide to organize a counter-attack, and to send a Regiment of Paratroopers from the Foreign Legion. The movie follows the stories of Delbart, a former non-commissioned officer, who was about to go back to France with his African wife and his child, Damrémont, who was Delbart's replacement, Bia, a Zairian doctor, and Annie, an American married to a Belgian engineer as well as Non com Legion officer Federico and the French Ambassador and the Military Attaché.

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Directors
Raoul Coutard
Production companies
SNC, Bela Productions, France 3 Cinéma
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bruno CremerBruno CremerPierre Delbart
Mimsy FarmerMimsy FarmerAnnie
Jacques PerrinJacques PerrinL'ambassadeur Berthier
Giuliano GemmaGiuliano GemmaAdjudant-chef Federico
Laurent MaletLaurent MaletDamrémont
Pierre VaneckPierre VaneckColonel Grasser
Jean-Claude BouillonJean-Claude BouillonMaurois
Gérard EssombaBia Kombo
Robert EtcheverryRobert EtcheverryLe colonel Dubourg
Pierre RousseauPierre RousseauDebruyn
Henri MarteauHenri MarteauChamfort
Laure MoutoussamyLaure MoutoussamyElodie
Joseph MomoNiokolo
Hervé Jolly

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