Shock Troops (film)

For the 1934 film, see Shock Troop (film)

Shock Troops
Film poster
Directed byCosta-Gavras
Written byJean-Pierre Chabrol
Costa-Gavras
Produced byCosta-Gavras
StarringCharles Vanel
CinematographyJean Tournier
Music byMichel Magne
Release date
  • 5 April 1967 (1967-04-05)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

Shock Troops (French: Un homme de trop) is a 1967 French-Italian action drama film directed by Costa-Gavras. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] Film producer Harry Saltzman has a "presented by" credit.[2]

Plot

Set in central France, the film follows a group of French resistance fighters who mount attacks on occupying German forces during World War II. They break into a prison and release some prisoners facing imminent execution, but suspect there may be an informer amongst them. As their campaign continues, they have to decide his fate.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "5th Moscow International Film Festival (1967)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ^ American Film Institute (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Volume 1, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 981. ISBN 9780520209701.


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