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Captain Ardant (1951)

Captain Ardant poster
Original title
Capitaine Ardant
Directed by
André Zwobada
Genre
drama film, spy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French military captain gets caught up in a web of espionage and deception. Based on a 1938 novel, the story follows his efforts to navigate dangerous loyalties and uncover hidden enemies.

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What happens

Captain Ardant (French: Capitaine Ardant) is a 1951 French spy film directed by André Zwoboda and starring Yves Vincent, Renée Saint-Cyr and Jean Danet. It is an adaptation of the 1938 novel Captain Ardant by Pierre Nord. There had been several previous attempts to film the novel, but none had been completed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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