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Lost Command

Lost Command

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 1966

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Action, War

User Score

62%

Original Title

Lost Command

Production Companies

Red Lion

Director

Mark Robson

Description

After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.