The Unvanquished

L'Insoumis

Italy, France

1964

114 Min

Black and White

1.85:1

French

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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CAST Alain Delon, Lea Massari, Georges Géret, Maurice Garrel, Robert Castel

When his wife leaves him, Thomas enlists in the French foreign legion and is posted to Algeria. During the 1961 uprising, Thomas deserts and goes into hiding. One day he receives an unexpected visit from his former lieutenant, who has also defected and now works for the OAS, the group that opposes Algerian independence. Thomas agrees to take part in a scheme to kidnap a lawyer, Dominique Servet, who is in Algiers to defend some Algerian nationalists. Thomas finds himself attracted towards his woman prisoner and, at the risk of his own life, helps her to escape back to France. Injured in a fight with a fellow conspirator, Thomas struggles to make his way back home. At first, he intends returning to his ex-wife and his infant child, but then he changes his mind. He must see Dominique again. Little does he know that his enemies are not far behind… —http://filmsdefrance.com

Director

Alain Cavalier

Alain Cavalier (also known as Alain Fraisse) was born 1931 in Vendome, France. He studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris and then started out assisting directors Edouard Molinaro and Louis Malle. In 1958 he directed his first solo film Un American, a featurette. The critical and commercial reception to the film was lukewarm. He directed the famous movie – Catherine Deneuve vehicle – La Chamade in 1968. He won eleven Awards in his career icluding the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987. —docalliancefilms