

Le Petit Soldat
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $180K
- Box office
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- Language
- French
- algeria
- french colonialism
- algerian war (1954-62)
- djazair
- anti-imperialism
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Behind the camera
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Release dates
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalCinema London22 Jun 1963
BrazilBR
- Theatrical14Rio de Janeiro22 Jul 2005
FranceFR
- Theatrical25 Jan 1963
GermanyDE
- Theatrical16West Germany24 Jul 1966
- TVRestored Integral Version9 Nov 2000
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD13 Sept 2007
SpainES
- TheatricalBarcelona22 Sept 1969
- TheatricalMadrid16 Apr 1970
Frequently asked questions
Le Petit Soldat was released on 25 January 1963.
Audience reviews
1- C6/10
CRCulver
8/26/2018
Shot in 1960, but banned until 1963 due to its frank treatment of French torture of Algerian separatists, Jean-Luc Godard's <i>Le petit soldat</i> is a political thriller mixed with a love story. Bruno (Michel Subor) is a French agent in Geneva, fighting a secret war against Arab spies supporting the Algerian cause. Tired of his superiors' demands that he assassinate another agent to prove his loyalty, he dreams of e…
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