Three prisoners await execution by firing squad after their capture during the Spanish Civil War. Pablo is a loyalist jailed after he searched for his brother. An Irish mercenary and a Belgian physician are his cellmates. Flashbacks recall their lives before the war as they spend their last moments waiting for their date with death.
Credits: Producer, Claude Jaeger ; director, Serge Roullet ; writers, Jean-Paul Sartre, Serge Roullet ; photography, Denys Clerval ; music, Edgardo Canton ; assistant director, Benoit Jacquot.
Cast: Michel del castillo, Denis Maharrey, Matthieu Klossowski, Bernard Anglade, Rene Darmon, Jorge Lavelli, Peter Kassovitz.
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ACMI Identifier
X000419
Languages
English
French
Subject category
Foreign language films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)