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A Captain's Honor

1982 · 120 min

A somber, deliberate courtroom reckoning that keeps slipping into dusty battle memories, leaving you weighing duty against cruelty long after the verdict.

Directed by
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Genres
Drama, History, War
Starring
Nicole Garcia, Jacques Perrin, Claude Jade
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Genres
Drama, History, War
Starring
Nicole Garcia, Jacques Perrin, Claude Jade
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • memory
  • war
  • guilt
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history, war
Directed by
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Starring
Nicole Garcia, Jacques Perrin, Claude Jade, Charles Denner, Georges Wilson, Georges Marchal, Robert Etcheverry, Christophe Malavoy
Music
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Bernard Lutic
Runtime
120 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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