Sergeant X (1960 film)
{{short description|1960 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sergeant X
| image = Sergeant X (1960 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Bernard Borderie
| producer = Ignace Morgenstern
| based_on =
| writer = Ivan Loukach
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Noëlle Adam|Christian Marquand|Paul Guers}}
| music = Georges Auric
| cinematography = Claude Renoir
| editing =Christian Gaudin
| studio = Les Films Marceaue
| distributor =Cocinor
| released = {{Film date|1960|02|19|df=yes}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Sergeant X (French: Sergent X) is a 1960 French drama film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Noëlle Adam, Christian Marquand and Paul Guers. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same title. It was made in the style of a traditional Foreign Legion film with little acknowledgement of the ongoing Algerian War.Bedjaoui p.112
The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
Synopsis
After becoming involved in a track accident in North Africa, a former paratrooper returns home to find his girlfriend believes him dead and
has married another man. He enlists in the French Foreign Legion.
Cast
- Noëlle Adam as Françoise Renaud
- Christian Marquand as Michel Rousseau
- Paul Guers as Henri Mangin
- Guy Mairesse as Serge
- Renaud Mary as Capt. Robert
- Lutz Gabor as Willy
- Daniel Cauchy as Fred
- Yves Barsacq as Le médecin
References
Bibliography
- Bedjaoui, Ahmed. Cinema and the Algerian War of Independence: Culture, Politics, and Society. Springer Nature, 2020.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0160829}}
Category:1960s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Bernard Borderie
Category:Remakes of French films
Category:Films about the French Foreign Legion
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