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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release1963

Runtime1h 27m

StatusReleased

Budget$180,000

RevenueN/A

Production

Les Productions Georges de Beauregard

SNC

Movie

Le petit soldat

1963

1h 27m

6.9

Drama

Romance

Synopsis

Despite his lack of political convictions, photojournalist Bruno Forestier is roped into a paramilitary group waging a shadow war in Geneva against the Algerian independence movement.

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