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Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross

Original title: Henry Dunant: Du rouge sur la croix
  • TV Movie
  • 2006
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
186
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Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross (2006)
BiographyDramaHistoryWar

Henry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to c... Read allHenry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to convince the firm and emperor Napoleon III to build a dam for them. After his Uncle, Dr. Hu... Read allHenry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to convince the firm and emperor Napoleon III to build a dam for them. After his Uncle, Dr. Hubert Dunant, diagnoses him not with Algerian typhus, just malaria, also his first meeting ... Read all

  • Director
    • Dominique Othenin-Girard
  • Writers
    • Claude-Michel Rome
    • Dominique Othenin-Girard
    • Claire Level
  • Stars
    • Thomas Jouannet
    • Émilie Dequenne
    • Noémie Kocher
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    186
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    • Director
      • Dominique Othenin-Girard
    • Writers
      • Claude-Michel Rome
      • Dominique Othenin-Girard
      • Claire Level
    • Stars
      • Thomas Jouannet
      • Émilie Dequenne
      • Noémie Kocher
    • 1User review
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    Thomas Jouannet
    Thomas Jouannet
    • Henry Dunant
    Émilie Dequenne
    Émilie Dequenne
    • Cécile Thuillier
    Noémie Kocher
    Noémie Kocher
    • Léonie Bourg-Thibourg
    Michel Galabru
    Michel Galabru
    • Hubert Dunant
    Jean-François Balmer
    Jean-François Balmer
    • Arthur Thuillier
    Vincent Winterhalter
    • Louis Appia
    Samuel Labarthe
    Samuel Labarthe
    • Daniel Dunant
    Vania Vilers
    Vania Vilers
    • Pierre Bourg-Thibourg
    Henri Garcin
    Henri Garcin
    • Général Dufour
    Fritz Karl
    • Colonel Delaroche
    Fritz von Friedl
    Fritz von Friedl
    • Von Eckert
    Tom Novembre
    • Napoléon III
    Anne Comte
    • Sophie Dunant
    Jacques Michel
    • Jean-Jacques Dunant
    Angelo Kreuzberger
    • Luigi
    Pascal Vincent
    • Samuel Lowenthal
    Patrice Bornand
    • Gustave Moynier
    Jean-Pierre Gos
    Jean-Pierre Gos
    • Théodore Maunoir
    • Director
      • Dominique Othenin-Girard
    • Writers
      • Claude-Michel Rome
      • Dominique Othenin-Girard
      • Claire Level
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    10swissmovieguy

    Excellent movie, shows both side of history

    The year is 1859, the warfare has emerged from old large-scale battles to smaller fights, but the treatment of the wounded hasn't been improved.

    Henry Dunant, who is not a doctor but more like a 19th century "Indiana Jones", sees the cruelty of war and decides to fight it.

    Most people probably know the base rules of the red cross. This movie shows the difficulties how it got founded, and how the life of his founder was.

    The movie had a quite large budget for an historical-TV-production, and I loved to see it. Maybe more interesting if you're interested in history or/and are swiss, because most parts of the movie plays in Geneva, but it will be definitely a good buy.

    Both thumbs up, I will recommend it everyone and especially people who thinks that the movie might be historic crap might be positively surprised.

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    • Release date
      • February 27, 2007 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Switzerland
      • Austria
      • Algeria
      • Greece
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Henry Dunant: Červená na Kríži
    • Filming locations
      • Sétif, Algeria
    • Production companies
      • Dune
      • Bohemian Films
      • Pale Blue Productions
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      • CHF 8,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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