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Lost Command is a french film of genre Drama directed by Mark Robson released in USA on 1 may 1966 with Anthony Quinn
Lost Command (1966)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 may 1966
Length 2h9
Directed by Mark Robson
OriginFrance
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Rating62%
Lost Command is a 1966 war film starring Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal, Michèle Morgan, Maurice Ronet and Claudia Cardinale. The film, which was directed by Mark Robson, was based on the best-selling 1960 novel The Centurions by Jean Lartéguy. The film focuses on the story of French paratroopers battling in French Indochina and French Algeria. Due to it portraying scenes that reflected actual atrocities committed in the conflicts, it was not shown in France for ten years.
Synopsis
In the final moments of the 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu, a weakened French garrison anticipates a last assault by communist Viet Minh troops.Actors
Anthony Quinn
(Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy)
Alain Delon
(Captain Phillipe Esclavier)
George Segal
(Lt. Mahidi)
Michèle Morgan
(Countess de Clairefons)
Claudia Cardinale
(Aisha)
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