The Colonel

6.8 / 10

(11 votes)

A "Reformed Colonel" is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria's struggle for independence was won from France. Lieutenant Galois is assigned the investigation of this murder. She receives the diary of Lieutenent Guy Rossi who served under The Colonel in Algeria in 1956, and has been reported as missing in action since 1957. The revelations found in Rossi's diary go far beyond The Colonel's actions in Algeria, and give an insight on how dirty Algeria's War for Independence really was.

Country:

France,

Belgium,

Algeria

Genre:

Crime,

Drama,

History,

War

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

2006

Director:

Laurent Herbiet

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Company:

KG Productions,

ARTE France Cinéma,

Wamip Films,

Les Films du Fleuve,

RTBF,

Battam Films,

Établissement National de Télévision (ENTV)

Cast:
Olivier Gourmet

Le colonel Raoul Duplan

Robinson Stévenin

Le lieutenant Guy Rossi

Cécile de France

Le lieutenant Galois

Charles Aznavour

le père Rossi

Bruno Solo

Le commandant Reidacher

Crew:
Luc Dardenne

Producer

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Producer

Laurent Herbiet

Director

Costa-Gavras

Story

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Screenplay