Colonial soldiers fighting for France while France barely remembers their names.
An evocation of the wartime exploits of the Moroccan "Tabors" in Tunisia, Italy, the French campaign and Germany. During the landings in Corsica, a light-hearted love affair develops between Adjutant Lenoir and a nurse. Fights, escapes and heroic actions lead to victory.
Production
Ambitious four-front war coverage on 1950s budget.
Costume
Authentic Tabor uniforms rarely depicted on film.
Director
Georges Péclet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Goumier Tabors were elite Moroccan mountain troops who suffered 12,000 casualties liberating France, yet were largely written out of postwar national memory.
Director Georges Péclet was himself a decorated veteran who'd served with colonial troops, lending the film its unusual sympathetic gaze.
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