Thomas l’imposteur (1964)

Thomas l’imposteur is a French war film first released in 1964, directed by Georges Franju.  The film is based on a novel by Jean Cocteau and stars Emmanuelle Riva, Jean Servais, Fabrice Rouleau, Sophie Darès and Michel Vitold.  It has also been released under the title: Thomas the Imposter.  Our overall rating for this film is: good.


1914.  At the start of WWI, Princess Clemence de Bormes, a young widow, decides to make her own contribution to the war effort by converting her hotel into a hospital for wounded soldiers.  One day, a young officer introduces himself to her as Guillaume Thomas de Fontenoy, nephew of a well-known general.  In truth, his name is simply Guillaume Thomas, and he is no officer, just a man who stole a uniform so he could join in the big war adventure.  Thanks to his borrowed name, Guillaume finds it easy to obtain the necessary papers which will put the injured soldiers into Clemence’s good hands.   Thomas’s activities start to irritate Pesquel Dufort, the Princess’ fiancé and manager of the local newspaper.  On the day that Thomas decides to leave Paris to return to the battlefront, Pesquel Dufort sees an opportunity to make his move...
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