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Les Parias de la gloire (1964)

Les Parias de la gloire poster
Original title
Parias de la gloire
Directed by
Henri Decoin
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of soldiers fighting in the First Indochina War struggle with the moral costs of combat. The film follows their experiences as they face both enemy forces and their own doubts.

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What happens

Les Parias de la Gloire English title Pariahs of Glory or Outcasts of Glory is a 1964 French/Italian/Spanish international co-production filmed in Spain. Directed and co-written by Henri Decoin, it is set during the First Indochina War and is based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Roger Delpey who also co-wrote the screenplay. Delpey served as an infantryman in the 151st Infantry Regiment from 1947–1949 in French Indochina then remained as a war correspondent writing four volumes of Soldats de Boue (Mud Soldiers). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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