La Main coupée (1979)
Dans un cimetière militaire, un homme se remémore ses premiers mois dans les tranchées de la première guerre mondiale, au sein d'un bataillon de la Légion étrangère. Il y perdra sa main, et bien plus encore, des frères d'armes, des amis. Au cours de l'hiver 1914-1915, une escouade de légionnaires dont le caporal Blaise Cendrars est à la tête et dont fait aussi partie le peintre Kupka, se trouve isolée, dans les tranchées, sous la mitraille ennemie. Cet homme, c'est l'écrivain suisse Blaise Cendrars, qui rend hommage avec son récit, aux soldats de la Grande guerre.
Directeur:
Jean Kerchbron
écrivain:
Jean Kerchbron
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Patrick Préjean as Blaise Cendrars |
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Pierre Chevalier as Bellesort |
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Pierre Baton as Garnero |
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Dimitri Rafalsky as Bikof |
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Stéphane Shandor as Frantisek Kupka |
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Maurice Paquot as Goy |
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Xavier Van Den Bergh as Segouana |
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Jean Franval as Rossi |
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Igor de Savitch as Przybyszewski |
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Sady Rebbot as Kohn |
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Gino Da Ronch as Lang |
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Henri Lopez as Coquoz |
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Daniel Vérité as Faval |
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Yves Barsacq as Warrant Officer Angeli |
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Michel Morano as Inspector of the "Deuxième Bureau" |
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Lionel Vitrant as Sergeant of the attack |
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André Cassan as Captain of the relief |
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Antoine Baud as Sergeant |
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Jean-Pierre Zola as Deserter Jacottet |
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Clément Bairam as General Dubois |
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Jocelyne Boisseau as Young girl from the cemetery |
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Claude Carliez as Lieutenant of gendarmerie |
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André Cellier as Colonel of the logistics corps |
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Bernard Delarbre as Sniper |
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Pierre Duncan as Sergeant of the logistics corps |
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Yves Elliot as Opphof |
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Guy Fox as Lieutenant of the General's kidnapping |
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François Guilloteau as Young man from the cemetery |
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Maria Laborit as Mrs. Kupka |
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Jean Luisi as Sergeant Guidicelli |
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Jacques Mauclair as Captain Jacottet |
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René Morard as Sergeant of the logistics corps |
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Tony Rödel as Soldier |
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Alain Saugout as Ball sergeant |
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Jean-Claude Tiercelet as Soldier of Lang's departure |
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Jean Tolzac as Lieutenant 'Plein-de-soupe' |
| Directing | Jean Kerchbron | Director |
| Writing | Jean Kerchbron | Screenplay |
| Writing | Blaise Cendrars | Writer |
| Sound | Francis Lemarque | Sound Director |
| Writing | Blaise Cendrars | Novel |
| Writing | Jean Kerchbron | Adaptation |
| Camera | Jean Graglia | Director of Photography |
| Art | Michel Breton | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roger Jouan | Costumer |
| Crew | Claude Carliez | Stunt Coordinator |