Cast
Michel Subor
Anna KarinaCredits
Written by: 
Jean-Luc Godard
Music: Maurice Leroux
Produced by: 
Georges de Beauregard
Plot
A young deserter in Geneva is ordered to kill a man during the Algerian war.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jean-Luc Godard's second feature follows a deserter ordered to kill during the Algerian war. Banned for years, it is a cool, tense, politically knotted thriller with Anna Karina's debut.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (8,897 votes)
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