Movie Description
La légion saute sur Kolwezi
(1980)Overview
In May 1978, the mining town of Kolwezi in Katanga, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo, the former Belgian Congo) is under attack from a group of communist guerillas coming from nearby Angola. The Europeans who work for the Belgian mining company and the Blacks who live in the town are taken as hostages by the invaders, who start a blood bath, shooting Europeans as well as Africans. Many of the Europeans being French, the French decide to organize a counter-attack, and to send a Regiment of Paratroopers from the Foreign Legion. The movie follows the stories of Delbart, a former non-commissioned officer, who was about to go back to France with his African wife and his child, Damrémont, who was Delbart's replacement, Bia, a Zairian doctor, and Annie, an American married to a Belgian engineer as well as Non com Legion officer Federico and the French Ambassador and the Military Attaché.
Featured Crew
- Director : Raoul Coutard
- Producer : Georges de Beauregard
- Writer : André G. Brunelin
- Editor : Michel Lewin
- Cast : Bruno Cremer,Mimsy Farmer,Jacques Perrin,Giuliano Gemma,Laurent Malet,Pierre Vaneck,Jean-Claude Bouillon,Gérard Essomba,Robert Etcheverry,Pierre Rousseau,Henri Marteau,Laure Moutoussamy,Joseph Momo,Hervé Jolly
Cast
Pierre Delbart
Annie
L'ambassadeur Berthier
Adjudant-chef Federico
Damrémont
Colonel Grasser
Maurois
Bia Kombo
Le colonel Dubourg
Debruyn
Chamfort
Elodie
Niokolo
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Facts
Original TitleLa légion saute sur Kolwezi
Status Released
Release Information
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1980-01-09
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 36m
Production CompaniesSNC,Bela Productions,France 3 Cinéma
Genres
- War
