A Captain's Honor
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A Captain's Honor

6.1 / 10 1982 2h 0mNR French
DramaHistoryWar

Storyline

During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.

Cast & Crew

Nicole Garcia

Nicole Garcia

Patricia Caron

Lead
Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Marcel Caron

Claude Jade

Claude Jade

Maître Valouin

Charles Denner

Charles Denner

Maître Gillard

Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

Bâtonnier

Georges Marchal

Georges Marchal

General Keller

Robert Etcheverry

Robert Etcheverry

Commandant Guilloux

Christophe Malavoy

Christophe Malavoy

Automarchi

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pierre Schoendoerffer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Captain's Honor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker