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Academy Award(r) winner Anthony Quinn gives one of his best performances as Lieutenant Colonel PierreRaspeguy, a hardheaded officer determined to become a hero at any cost in this dramatic war saga. After Lt. Col. Raspeguy leads his defeated and humiliated French army out of Indochina, he learns that he's been relieved of his command. He gets another chance to prove himself when he meets and fallsin love with a French countess (Michele Morgan), who finagles a new position for him in Algeria. There, Lt. Col. Raspeguy persuades two wartime buddies to join him in shaping up a ragtag unit. Eventually he is forced to confront an Arab terrorist (George Segal) attempting to oust the French from Algeria. Now, in his desperate struggle to achieve victory, Lt. Col. Raspeguy launches a bloody battleagainst the terrorist rebel forces. With strong technical merit and outstanding performances throughout, LOST COMMAND vividly illustrates man's inhumanity to man... for the sake of personal glory.
Original Release
05/01/1966
US Release
05/01/1966
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Quinn | Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy |
Alain Delon | Captain Phillipe Esclavier / Captain Philippe Esclavier |
George Segal | Lt. Mahidi |
Michèle Morgan | Countess Nathalie de Clairefons / Countess de Clairefons |
Maurice Ronet | Capain. Boisfeuras / Captain Boisfeuras |
Claudia Cardinale | Aicha Mahidi / Aisha |
Gregoire Aslan | Dr. Ali Ben Saad / Ben Saad |
Jean Servais | General Melies / Gen. Melies |
Maurice Sarfati | Merle |
Jean-Claude Bercq | Orsini |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Quinn | Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy |
Alain Delon | Captain Phillipe Esclavier / Captain Philippe Esclavier |
George Segal | Lt. Mahidi |
Michèle Morgan | Countess Nathalie de Clairefons / Countess de Clairefons |
Maurice Ronet | Capain. Boisfeuras / Captain Boisfeuras |
Claudia Cardinale | Aicha Mahidi / Aisha |
Gregoire Aslan | Dr. Ali Ben Saad / Ben Saad |
Jean Servais | General Melies / Gen. Melies |
Maurice Sarfati | Merle |
Jean-Claude Bercq | Orsini |
Syl Lamont | Verte |
Jacques Marin | Mayor |
Jean-Paul Moulinot | DeGuyot |
Andrés Monreal | Ahmed |
Gordon Heath | Dia |
Albert Simono | Sapinsky |
René Havard | Fernand |
Armand Mestral | Administration Officer |
Burt Kwouk | Viet Officer |
Al Mulock | Mugnier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mark Robson | Producer |
John R. Sloan | Producer |