

In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.

Gérard Depardieu
Charles Saganne
Lead
Philippe Noiret
Dubreuilh

Catherine Deneuve
Louise

Sophie Marceau
Madeleine

Michel Duchaussoy
Baculard

Jean-Laurent Cochet
Bertozza

Roger Dumas
Vulpi

Jean-Louis Richard
Flammarin
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alain Corneau's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Fort Saganne is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”