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Lost Command

1966 · 129 min · Action

Freed from a prison camp in Indochina, a French colonel is sent to Algeria to put down the independence uprising at the head of a rugged band of paratroopers. As the campaign hardens, the war tests every man's loyalties and conscience.

Runtime
129 min
Genre
Action · War
Mood
tense · dark · adventurous
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit · film history

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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