Synopsis
April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
Key facts
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Constantin, Michel Creton, Matthias Habich, Marie Laforêt, François Perrot, Jacques Villeret
Original language
French
Production companies
CARTHAGO FILMS, G.P.A. FILMS, SOPROFILMS, StudioCanal
Setting
Tunisia
Crew
Cinematography
Edmond Séchan
Editing
Pierre Gillette
Music
Georges Delerue
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Full credits
| Director | Henri Verneuil |
| Cast | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Constantin, Michel Creton, Matthias Habich, Marie Laforêt, François Perrot, Jacques Villeret |
| Cinematography | Edmond Séchan |
| Editing | Pierre Gillette |
| Music | Georges Delerue |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
