Fire and Ice (1962)

Original title

Le Combat dans l'île

Directed by

Alain Cavalier

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

16

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This French drama follows a young man drawn into a violent extremist group while his wife grows apart from him and finds a new life with another man. It takes place against the backdrop of real political bombings and assassinations in early 1960s France.

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What happens

Le Combat dans l'île is a 1962 French drama film directed by Alain Cavalier and starring Romy Schneider and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Set in the context of the campaign of bombings and assassinations by the Organisation de l'armée secrète, it tells the story of an austere young man who is corrupted by the lure of terrorism and of his more sympathetic wife, who finds both independence and a more worthwhile partner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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