The Colonel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-11-15

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (442 Reviews)

Director:

Laurent Herbiet

Genres:

Crime Drama History

Cast:

Olivier Gourmet Robinson Stèvenin Cècile De France Charles Aznavour

Writer:

Costa-Gavras (story)

Jean-Claude Grumberg

Laurent Herbiet

Francis Zamponi (novel)

Fullplot:

A "Reformed Colonel" is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria's struggle for independence was won from France. Lieutenant Galois is assigned the investigation of this murder. She receives the diary of Lieutenent Guy Rossi who served under The Colonel in Algeria in 1956, and has been reported as missing in action since 1957. The revelations found in Rossi's diary go far beyond The Colonel's actions in Algeria, and give an insight on how dirty Algeria's War for Independence really was.

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