Sergeant X (French: Sergent X) is a 1960 French drama film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Noëlle Adam, Christian Marquand and Paul Guers. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same title. It was made in the style of a traditional Foreign Legion film with little acknowledgement of the ongoing Algerian War.Bedjaoui p.112
The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
Synopsis After becoming involved in a track accident in North Africa, a former paratrooper returns home to find his girlfriend believes him dead and has married another man. He enlists in the French Foreign Legion.
Cast Noëlle Adam as Françoise Renaud Christian Marquand as Michel Rousseau Paul Guers as Henri Mangin Guy Mairesse as Serge Renaud Mary as Capt. Robert Lutz Gabor as Willy Daniel Cauchy as Fred Yves Barsacq as Le médecin
References
Bibliography Bedjaoui, Ahmed. Cinema and the Algerian War of Independence: Culture, Politics, and Society. Springer Nature, 2020.
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