The Colonel (2006)
'Reformed Colonel' Raoul Duplan is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria's struggle for independence was won from France. Assigned to investigate, Lieutenant Galois receives the diary of Lieutenent Guy Rossi, who served under Duplan in Algeria in 1956, and has been reported as MIA since 1957. The revelations in Rossi's diary far surpass Duplan's actions in Algeria, and give insight on how dirty Algeria's War for Independence really was.
Director:
Laurent Herbiet
Writers:
Jean-Claude Grumberg, Laurent Herbiet.
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Olivier Gourmet as Le colonel Raoul Duplan |
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Robinson Stévenin as Le lieutenant Guy Rossi |
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Cécile de France as Le lieutenant Galois |
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Charles Aznavour as le père Rossi |
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Bruno Solo as Le commandant Reidacher |
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Éric Caravaca as René Acsensio |
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Guillaume Gallienne as Le sous-préfet |
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Georges Siatidis as Le capitaine Roger |
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Thierry Hancisse as Le commissaire Quitard |
| Production | Luc Dardenne | Producer |
| Production | Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Producer |
| Directing | Laurent Herbiet | Director |
| Writing | Costa-Gavras | Story |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Grumberg | Screenplay |
| Writing | Laurent Herbiet | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francis Zamponi | Novel |
| Production | Costa-Gavras | Producer |
| Production | Salem Brahimi | Producer |
| Production | Michèle Ray-Gavras | Producer |
| Production | Arlette Zylberberg | Producer |
| Sound | Armand Amar | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Patrick Blossier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nicole Berckmans | Editor |
| Art | Alexandre Bancel | Production Design |