Sergent X (1960)
Directed by Bernard Borderie

War / Drama
aka: Sergeant X of the Foreign Legion

Film Synopsis

To clear his gambling debts, Michel agrees to drive a lorry across the Saharan border.  Thinking that he has left her, his fiancée Françoise decides to marry his employer, Mangin.  The latter is sent by the petrol company he works for to El-Gassa, where he is injured.  When Françoise comes to see him, she meets up with Michel...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Bernard Borderie
  • Script: Ivan Loukach
  • Cinematographer: Claude Renoir
  • Music: Georges Auric
  • Cast: Noëlle Adam (Françoise Renaud), Christian Marquand (Michel Rousseau), Paul Guers (Henri Mangin), Guy Mairesse (Serge), Renaud Mary (Capt. Robert), Lutz Gabor (Willy), Daniel Cauchy (Fred), Yves Barsacq (Le médecin), Joëlle Bernard, Jean-Claude de Goros, Bernard Haller, Paul Pavel, Véronique Verlhac
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Sergeant X of the Foreign Legion

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