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Life and Nothing But

Life and Nothing But

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 6, 1989

Runtime

2h 15m

Genres

War, Drama

User Score

72%

Original Title

La Vie et rien d'autre

Production Companies

Hachette Première, AB Films, Little Bear, Films A2, Sofinergie 1, Investimage, CNC

Director

Bertrand Tavernier

Description

January, 1920. 350,000 French soldiers remain missing in action. Major Dellaplane tirelessly matches the dead and the wounded with families' descriptions. Honor and ethics drive him; he hates the idea of "the unknown soldier." Into his sector, looking for her husband, comes a haughty, politically connected Parisian, Madame Irène de Courtil. Brusquely, Dellaplane offers her 1/350,000th of his time, but as their paths cross and she sees his courage and resolve, feelings change. After he finds a surprising connection between her missing husband and a local teacher, Irène makes Dellaplane an offer. This man of action hesitates: has he missed his only chance?