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Dorgelès, Roland 1886-1973 Film and video adaptations Ex-convicts France Drama Foreign films France France France Social life and customs 19th century Drama Hugo, Victor 1802-1885 Film and video adaptations Man-woman relationships Drama Motion pictures, French Soldiers France Drama World War, 1914-1918 DramaFilter By Subjects
Dorgelès, Roland 1886-1973 Film and video adaptations Ex-convicts France Drama Foreign films France France France Social life and customs 19th century Drama Hugo, Victor 1802-1885 Film and video adaptations Man-woman relationships Drama Motion pictures, French Soldiers France Drama World War, 1914-1918 DramaSummary: In this classic tale of adventure, duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner-of-war camp when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the German commandant, a fellow aristocrat, while simultaneously cooperating in a daring escape with his French comrades, who are commoners.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Afghanistan 2014. As the withdrawal of troops approaches, Captain Antares Bonassieu and his squad have been assigned a surveillance mission in a remote valley of Wakhan, on the border of Pakistan. Despite Antares and his men's determination, control of the secluded valley will slowly fall out of their hands. One dark night, soldiers begin to mysteriously disappear in the valley.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN NEISummary: A French regiment confronts the horrors of World War I as they journey from patriotism to disillusionment about the glory of battle; ex-convict Jean Valjean tries to rebuild his life to be a respectable citizen but police inspector Javert relentlessly hounds him and won't let him escape his past.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN RAYSummary: André is forced to leave his secret love, Barbe, to serve as a soldier. On his last night of freedom, he witnesses Barbe and another local sleeping together in a parking lot. A twist of fate forces the two men to fight side by side.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Koch Lorber Films 2007