The Little Soldier
1963 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.9 · 88% critics
A photojournalist with little interest in politics is pulled into a covert militant network in Geneva during the Algerian conflict. As pressure mounts to prove loyalty and violence closes in, a growing romance and dreams of escape clash with the demands of a secret war.
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Details
- Original title
- Le Petit Soldat
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-01-25
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (184 votes)
About
If you like politically charged thrillers mixed with uneasy romance and moral dilemmas, this may work for you, especially if you enjoyed Pierrot le Fou; Not for you if you want a smooth, straightforward story.
Pros: tense political thriller; thought-provoking moral questions; memorable romantic tension | Cons: uneven, jagged storytelling; hard to engage; painful torture scenes
Themes
- algeria
- french colonialism
- algerian war (1954-62)
- djazair
- anti-imperialism
Cast & crew
Michel Subor
as Bruno Forestier
Anna Karina
as Veronica Dreyer
Henri-Jacques Huet
as Jacques
- PB
Paul Beauvais
as Paul
László Szabó
as Laszlo
Georges de Beauregard
as Activist Leader (uncredited)
- GE
Gilbert Edard
as (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
as Man at Railway Station (uncredited)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard