Lost Command
1966 · Movie · 129 min. · United States
Lost Command is based on Jean Larteguy's novel "The Centurians" with Anthony Quinn portraying the main character Lieutenant Colonel Raspeguy. The film opens with Raspeguy and his paratrooper battalion fighting to the bitter end at Dien Bien Phu in Indo China. Raspeguy with his surviving officers and soldiers are interned by the Viet Mihn forces and repatriated back to France. Raspeguy loses his battalion, but later obtains command of the 10th Paratrooper Regiment that is activated for battle in Algeria against Arab guerrilla forces fighting for independence. Raspeguy recruits his trusted veterans and they train the regiment with lessons learned from their experiences in Indo China.
Direction Mark Robson
Cast Anthony Quinn · Alain Delon · George Segal · Michèle Morgan · Maurice Ronet · Claudia Cardinale · Grégoire Aslan · Jean Servais · Maurice Sarfati · Jean-Claude Bercq · Syl Lamont · Jacques Marin
Soundtrack Franz Waxman
Screenplay Nelson Gidding · Jean Lartéguy
Cinematography Robert Surtees
Original title Lost Command
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