LOST COMMAND(1966) Original Theatrical Trailer

[Osdarr]

Why was this movie banned for 10 year in France?

[555paint]

DId I see this right? George Segal is cast as an Algerian insurgent...ya OK...but anyways still have a soft part for this movie

[Comodoro1955]

I am a former U.S.Army Airborne Officer and a Viet Nam Veteran. I am also familiar with the French occupation in Indochina. As matter of fact, Alain Delon served in the French Foreign Legion there. The Last Command was a better motion picture than our own Green Berets with John Wayne!

[MartialartsDog]

@Comodoro1955 Lost Command sucked dude!I highly recommend The Centurians which is the book Lost Command is based on and is far superior to the movie and far more realistically.

[555paint]

@Comodoro1955 True, Green Berets was a propaganda piece based on Wayne's belief that USA was losing the war not in Vietnam but at home...but Berets became, despite its may flaws, a smash hit at the time landing in the top 10 money makers of the year telling me there was a thirst in the heart land for a pro war or anti VC movie etc Also I have a soft spot for Mr Sulu as So Viet officer huntinng charlile

[gjc82071]

There are quite a few "Vietnam" movies. This is the ONLY 1 I know about the deals with the French occupation/defeat. I want to see this real bad.

[MartialartsDog]

@gjc82071 I know a list of French language made movies in the Indochina War.I could PM if you want!

[gjc82071]

@MartialartsDog Well.....Uhhhh.........Yea! Of course! Thanks!

[FiendsInRedSatin1]

This is a pretty good film all the way around.

Anthony Quinn (not a favorite actor of mine) turns in a good performance. The action sequences are well done, and the movie gives a fairly even handed approach to the Algerian War even to the point of showing (as much as can be expected in a 1966 film) atrocities committed by both sides.

[saanzacs]

- "There's only ONE rule: Don't die!!!!"

[saanzacs]

One of Quinn and Delon's finest performances!!!!!

[enochpowell3]

I have read that this is based on the life of Jean Marie Le Pen.

[rand98324]

@enochpowell3

No. Marcel Bigeard rather. Not quite the same caliber...

[FilmTraum27]

Great film!Thanks for posting and sharing it!

[Bakuninmeow]

This film was based on Jean Larteguy's novel, "Les Centurions"(The Centurions), and I wonder what Monsieur Larteguy must have made up of this adaptation of his work.

[MartialartsDog]

@Bakuninmeow Les Centurions is superior to Lost Command.

[1478523690q]

W000t

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[lebailj]

Le titre en français : les centurions. C'est un de ces films qui font comprendre la con... de la guerre d'Algérie

[HangPC2]

Anti Vietnam War Film

[lordcarnabon]

Not VietNam; Frech Indochine and Algerie Francaise.

Excellent movie !!!

[joder2009]

Película basada en el libro "Los pretorianos" de Jean Larteguy.

[alilives2008]

Interesting! thank you!