Lost Command (1966)

Director:

Mark Robson

Writers:

Jean Lartéguy (novel), Nelson Gidding

Stars:

Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Quinn	...	Lt. Col. Pierre Raspeguy
Alain Delon	...	Captain Phillipe Esclavier
George Segal	...	Lt. Mahidi
Michèle Morgan	...	Countess Natalie de Clairefons
Maurice Ronet	...	Capain. Boisfeuras
Claudia Cardinale	...	Aicha
Grégoire Aslan	...	Dr. Ali Ben Saad
Jean Servais	...	General Melies
Maurice Sarfati	...	Merle
Jean-Claude Bercq	...	Orsini (as Jean-Claude Berq)
Syl Lamont	...	Verte
Jacques Marin	...	Mayor
Jean-Paul Moulinot	...	De Guyot
Andrés Monreal	...	Ahmed
Gordon Heath	...	Dia

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

street shootout | french soldier | soldier | uniform | algeria | 

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Les centurions

Filming Locations:

Adra, Almería, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Lion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Movie was banned in France for over 10 years. Subsequent French releases were heavily edited until the full DVD-release in 2002.

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Goofs

The Vietminh Commander played by Burt Kwouk is speaking Cantonese, a southern Chinese dialect, and not Vietnamese.

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Quotes

Capt. Phillipe Esclavier: Nobody goes into the village, I'm in command here and that's an order!
[takes out service pistol]
Verte: If that was you, sir, all chopped up, we'd do the same for you.
Capt. Boisfeuras: We must avenge the mutilation of our three comrades.
[turns to others]
Capt. Boisfeuras: Go!
Capt. Phillipe Esclavier: Stop!
[shoots near Capt. Boisfeuras feet]

User Reviews

3.5 out of 5 action rating

See it – This isn't a great war movie, but it's a pretty good action movie. Anthony Quinn leads French commandoes against a band of rebels in the Algerian War for Independence. The title is a bit misleading. It's not about a group of men who have gotten "lost" behind enemy lines. It's about Quinn's character, who loses command of his unit after a campaign in Middle China, and is given one last chance in Algeria to redeem himself. Willing to do anything to complete his mission, Quinn and his men tread the path of anti-heroes. The story doesn't flow particularly well, but the action and adventure is definitely there.