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Le Petit Soldat

6.9(189)19631h 27m1

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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France

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Availability for United Kingdom. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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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.

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    CRCulver

    8/26/2018

    6/10

    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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