R.A.S. (1973)
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Cast
Jacques Spiesser, Jacques Weber, Jacques Villeret, Philippe Leroy, Jean-François Balmer, Michel Peyrelon, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Roland Blanche, Jacques Chailleux, Claude Brosset, Hamid Djellouli, Annick Berger
During the Algerian War, three reservists in a disciplinary battalion are drawn into a system of military conflict and resistance.
The story
In 1956, during the Algerian War, reservists March, Charpentier, and Dax find themselves assigned to a disciplinary battalion within the colonial troops. There they become caught up in the machinery of war, while Commander Lecoq is tasked with forming an elite unit from among the resisters. The men’s political motivations vary, setting the stage for tensions within a military structure shaped by conflict and discipline.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 1956, during the Algerian War, March, Charpentier, and Dax, all reservists, find themselves in a disciplinary battalion serving in the colonial troops. They are then caught up in the machinery of war, torture, and death. Commander Lecoq must form an elite unit from the resisters, whose political motivations vary. Yves Boisset drew heavily on Commander Jean Pouget for the character of Lecoq, as well as on the Train March Battalion, which Pouget commanded.
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