Lost Command
Released: May 1, 1966Runtime: 129 min
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.
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Anthony Quinn
as Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy
Alain Delon
as Captain Philippe Esclavier
George Segal
as Lt. Mahidi
Michele Morgan
as Countess Nathalie de Clairefons
Maurice Ronet
as Captain Boisfeuras
Claudia Cardinale
as Aicha Mahidi
Gregoire Aslan
as Dr. Ali Ben Saad
Jean Servais
as General Melies
Maurice Sarfati
as Merle
Jean Claude Bercq
as Orsini
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