The Little Soldier (1963)
Le petit soldat (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 28min
- Drama, War
- 25 Jan 1963 (France)
- Movie
During the Algerian War, a man and woman from opposing sides fall in love with one another.
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Cast verified as complete
| Michel Subor | ... |
Bruno Forestier
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| Anna Karina | ... |
Veronica Dreyer
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Henri-Jacques Huet | ... |
Jacques
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Paul Beauvais | ... |
Paul
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| László Szabó | ... |
Laszlo
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Georges de Beauregard | ... |
Activist Leader (uncredited)
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| Gilbert Edard | ... |
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| Jean-Luc Godard | ... |
Man at Railway Station (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jean-Luc Godard | ||
Written by
| Jean-Luc Godard | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Georges de Beauregard | ... | producer |
Music by
| Maurice Leroux | ||
Cinematography by
| Raoul Coutard | ||
Editing by
| Agnès Guillemot | ||
| Lila Herman | ||
| Nadine Trintignant | ... | (as Nadine Marquand) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Francis Cognany | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Clément Hurel | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jacques Maumont | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michel Latouche | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Suzanne Schiffman | ... | script girl |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Les Films Impéria (1963) (France) (theatrical)
- West End Films (1967) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Academy Cinema (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Cormons Film (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Panta Cinematografica Distribuzione (1970) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Rialto Pictures (2013) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Wivefilm (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Arthaus (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film Office (1992) (France) (VHS)
- Fox Lorber (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Fox Lorber (2001) (United States) (VHS) (subtitled)
- Leopardo Filmes (2024) (Portugal)
- Raro Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Universal Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Wellspring Media (2004) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
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Storyline
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During the Algerian war for independence from France, a young Frenchman living in Geneva who belongs to a right-wing terrorist group and a young woman who belongs to a left-wing terrorist group meet and fall in love. Complications ensue when the man is suspected by the members of his terrorist group of being a double agent. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com |
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Box Office
| Budget | $180,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was actually completed in 1960, and was Jean-Luc Godard's second film after Breathless (1960). It was shelved for three years by the French censors. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002). See more » |
| Quotes |
Bruno Forestier:
Photography is truth...and cinema is truth 24 times a second. See more » |