Lost Command (Ws Sub Dts)
Starring:Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal, Michèle Morgan, Maurice Ronet, Claudia Cardinale, Grégoire Aslan, Jean Servais, Maurice Sarfati, Jean-Claude Bercq, Syl Lamont, Jacques Marin, Jean-Paul Moulinot, Andrés Monreal, Gordon Heath, Albert Simono, René Havard, Armand Mestral, Burt Kwouk, Al Mulock
Director: Mark Robson
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD
Average customer rating:
- A Good War Film
- Entertaining study in desert counterinsurgency
- A Gem
- Atrociously bad, Larteguy should have sued.
- One of the few good movies about the French Army
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Lost Command (Ws Sub Dts)
Starring: Anthony Quinn , Alain Delon , George Segal , Michèle Morgan , and Maurice Ronet
Director: Mark Robson
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B000066C6H
Release Date: 2002-06-25 |
Customer Reviews:
A Good War Film.......2007-04-04
This is a pretty good film, although from a historical point of view it misses a few important points about the conflict in Algeria.
The director's intent was clearly to show how a good soldier (LTC Raspeguy) becomes compromised in his efforts to stop a terror war in the French colony. The more dangerous and extreme the actions of the terrorists the more Raspeguy looks the other way when his soldiers take extreme steps in response. A man of physical courage, Raspeguy fails to invoke moral courage in himself and his soldiers.
A few minor technical issues, such as the matchbox bombs used in the film. There is no way such a small device could be as destructive as they are portrayed in the film, but it is an important plot point.
Anthony Quinn is as good as ever in this film, although I think the role could have been expanded to take better advantage of his acting skills.
Be sure to look for "Cato" at the beginning of the film. I also had my doubts about him...
Entertaining study in desert counterinsurgency.......2006-11-02
After losing his command in Vietnam, the Anthony Quinn character is given another chance in Algiers. The plot has an interesting twist in a friend who defects and that along with Mr. Quinn's performance, and the battle action, save it from mediocrity.
This movie, based somewhat on a true story, is also a classic study in desert counterinsurgency, a topic not often explored in war movies. In that respect, a few who enjoy combat movies with an unconventional warfare twist will enjoy this one and want it for their library to watch multiple times. Anthony Quinn is ideal for his role as the French Colonel.
A Gem.......2006-03-15
This an extremly well edited film. It is the only movie that I know of that covers this period. I first saw it when I was a grunt in Vietnam. All of my fellow combat Marines loved it!
Atrociously bad, Larteguy should have sued........2006-01-19
The Centurions is one of the premiere war novels of all time, and aptly catches the nuances and flavors, both sweet and bitter, of the period. It was an instant classic, and Larteguy's dictum on two armies, mouthed through the fictional Cnel. Raspeguy to his mentor, was a standard office fixture of many a paratroop and special forces commander in the 1960s and 70s. In 1966, "Lost Command" was not so bad because the great majority of war movies were then B films with actors the likes of John Wayne essentially playing themselves. In the wake of "Saving Private Ryan" and "Blackhawk Down", "Lost Command" barely merits a B rating. And in the league of "Bridge on the River Kwai" or "Lawrence of Arabia", it is a cartoon. This is a crime. Larteguy's characters are all composites of real Indochina and Algerian war soldiers and commanders from both sides, and his ability to capture that so well in prose deserved a far better movie. Simply put, the screenplay writens and the director should have been taken out and shot for crimes against literature.
One of the few good movies about the French Army.......2005-07-17
This is a story about a poor humble man who finds a home in the Army. Who does the best that he can with what he has and does well. The problem was that he was born about 100 years too late. He is trying to save an Empire that is quickly dying and he is up against an Enemy that is finally getting his act together. Couple with politicans in and out of uniform who want an omelet but don't want any eggs broken. Who acted shocked yes shocked when he gets the job done! But at what a cost. This film would make for a good primer for those who would go into harms way in the 3rd world.
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Average customer rating:
- A Good War Film
- Entertaining study in desert counterinsurgency
- A Gem
- Atrociously bad, Larteguy should have sued.
- One of the few good movies about the French Army
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Lost Command [Region 2]
Starring: Anthony Quinn , Alain Delon , George Segal , Michèle Morgan , and Maurice Ronet
Director: Mark Robson
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Ronet, Maurice
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Customer Reviews:
A Good War Film.......2007-04-04
This is a pretty good film, although from a historical point of view it misses a few important points about the conflict in Algeria.
The director's intent was clearly to show how a good soldier (LTC Raspeguy) becomes compromised in his efforts to stop a terror war in the French colony. The more dangerous and extreme the actions of the terrorists the more Raspeguy looks the other way when his soldiers take extreme steps in response. A man of physical courage, Raspeguy fails to invoke moral courage in himself and his soldiers.
A few minor technical issues, such as the matchbox bombs used in the film. There is no way such a small device could be as destructive as they are portrayed in the film, but it is an important plot point.
Anthony Quinn is as good as ever in this film, although I think the role could have been expanded to take better advantage of his acting skills.
Be sure to look for "Cato" at the beginning of the film. I also had my doubts about him...
Entertaining study in desert counterinsurgency.......2006-11-02
After losing his command in Vietnam, the Anthony Quinn character is given another chance in Algiers. The plot has an interesting twist in a friend who defects and that along with Mr. Quinn's performance, and the battle action, save it from mediocrity.
This movie, based somewhat on a true story, is also a classic study in desert counterinsurgency, a topic not often explored in war movies. In that respect, a few who enjoy combat movies with an unconventional warfare twist will enjoy this one and want it for their library to watch multiple times. Anthony Quinn is ideal for his role as the French Colonel.
A Gem.......2006-03-15
This an extremly well edited film. It is the only movie that I know of that covers this period. I first saw it when I was a grunt in Vietnam. All of my fellow combat Marines loved it!
Atrociously bad, Larteguy should have sued........2006-01-19
The Centurions is one of the premiere war novels of all time, and aptly catches the nuances and flavors, both sweet and bitter, of the period. It was an instant classic, and Larteguy's dictum on two armies, mouthed through the fictional Cnel. Raspeguy to his mentor, was a standard office fixture of many a paratroop and special forces commander in the 1960s and 70s. In 1966, "Lost Command" was not so bad because the great majority of war movies were then B films with actors the likes of John Wayne essentially playing themselves. In the wake of "Saving Private Ryan" and "Blackhawk Down", "Lost Command" barely merits a B rating. And in the league of "Bridge on the River Kwai" or "Lawrence of Arabia", it is a cartoon. This is a crime. Larteguy's characters are all composites of real Indochina and Algerian war soldiers and commanders from both sides, and his ability to capture that so well in prose deserved a far better movie. Simply put, the screenplay writens and the director should have been taken out and shot for crimes against literature.
One of the few good movies about the French Army.......2005-07-17
This is a story about a poor humble man who finds a home in the Army. Who does the best that he can with what he has and does well. The problem was that he was born about 100 years too late. He is trying to save an Empire that is quickly dying and he is up against an Enemy that is finally getting his act together. Couple with politicans in and out of uniform who want an omelet but don't want any eggs broken. Who acted shocked yes shocked when he gets the job done! But at what a cost. This film would make for a good primer for those who would go into harms way in the 3rd world.
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