Shock Troops (film)
1967 film by Costa-Gavras
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Shock Troops (French: Un homme de trop) is a 1967 French-Italian action drama film directed by Costa-Gavras. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] Film producer Harry Saltzman has a "presented by" credit.[2]
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| Shock Troops | |
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| Directed by | Costa-Gavras |
| Written by | Jean-Pierre Chabrol Costa-Gavras |
| Produced by | Costa-Gavras |
| Starring | Charles Vanel |
| Cinematography | Jean Tournier |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
| Music by | Michel Magne |
| Distributed by | Les Artistes Associés |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Plot
Set in central France, the film follows a group of French resistance fighters who mount attacks on occupying German forces during World War II. They break into a prison and release some prisoners facing imminent execution, but suspect there may be an informer amongst them. As their campaign continues, they have to decide his fate.
Cast
- Charles Vanel as Passevin
- Bruno Cremer as Cazal
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Jean
- Michel Piccoli as The Extra Man
- Gérard Blain as Thomas
- Claude Brasseur as Groubec
- Jacques Perrin as Kerk
- François Périer as Moujon
- Claude Brosset as Ouf
- Pierre Clémenti as Lucian
- Michel Creton as Solin
- Paolo Fratini as Philippe
- Julie Dassin as Girl
- Nino Segurini as Lecocq
- Marc Porel as Octave
Production
Following the success of his first feature film, The Sleeping Car Murders, Costa-Gavras was approached by American producer Harry Saltzman, who gave him free rein over his next project. The filmmaker then expressed a desire to adapt André Malraux's La Condition humaine, but this idea alarmed Saltzman. The latter subsequently proposed Jean-Pierre Chabrol's novel about the French Resistance.[3]
