Sergeant X (1960 film)

Sergeant X (French: Sergent X) is a 1960 French drama film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Noëlle Adam, Christian Marquand and Paul Guers. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same title. It was made in the style of a traditional Foreign Legion film with little acknowledgement of the ongoing Algerian War.[1]

Sergeant X
Directed byBernard Borderie
Written byIvan Loukach
Produced byIgnace Morgenstern
Starring
CinematographyClaude Renoir
Edited byChristian Gaudin
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
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Les Films Marceaue
Distributed byCocinor
Release date
  • 19 February 1960 (1960-02-19)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.

Synopsis

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After becoming involved in a track accident in North Africa, a former paratrooper returns home to find his girlfriend believes him dead and has married another man. He enlists in the French Foreign Legion.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bedjaoui p.112

Bibliography

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  • Bedjaoui, Ahmed. Cinema and the Algerian War of Independence: Culture, Politics, and Society. Springer Nature, 2020.
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