Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
2023 · War · Action
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Film / 1966
Lost Command
Directed by
Mark Robson
After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.
The story
After being freed from a Vietnamese war prison, French Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy is sent to help quell resistance forces in Algeria. With the help of the Capt. Esclavier, who has grown weary of war, and Capt. Boisfeuras, who lives for it, Raspeguy attempts to convert a rugged band of soldiers into a formidable fighting unit, with the promise of marrying a beautiful countess if he's made a general.
Cast
Anthony QuinnLt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy
Alain DelonCaptain Phillipe Esclavier
George SegalLt. Mahidi
Michèle MorganCountess de Clairefons
Maurice RonetCapain. Boisfeuras
Claudia CardinaleAisha
Grégoire AslanBen Saad
Jean ServaisGen. Melies
Maurice SarfatiMerle
Jean-Claude BercqOrsini
Burt KwoukViet Officer
Syl LamontVerte
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Jacques MarinMayor
Jean-Paul MoulinotDeGuyot
Andrés MonrealAhmed
Gordon HeathDia
René HavardFernand
Armand MestralAdministration Officer
Al MulockMugnier
Marie BurkeMother Raspeguy
Aldo SambrellIbrahim
Roberto RoblesManuel
Emilio CarrerFather Mahidi
Carmen TarrazoMother Mahidi
Howard HaganPilot
Mario De BarrosGeoffrin
Robert SuttonYusseff
George RigaudPriest
Albert SimonoSapinsky
Walter KelleyMajor M.P.
Simon BenzakeinArab Customer
Héctor QuirogaBakhti
Félix de PomésAged Speaker
Xan das BolasOld Man with Flag (uncredited)
José María CaffarelMinor Role (uncredited)
Manuel de BlasMinor Role (uncredited)
Álvaro MarencoSoldier (uncredited)
Josep NavalónSoldier (uncredited)
Robert RiettiVerte (voice) (uncredited)
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