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Story of a sergeant in the French Foreign Legion in Djibouti whose ordered life is turned upside down with the arrival of a new recruit who finds favor with the unit's commander. Loosely based on Herman Melville's Billy Budd.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Sept/Arte (Firm), Tanaïs Com (Firm), SM Films, New Yorker Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Denis, Claire, 1948-, Lavant, Denis, 1961-, Subor, Michel, 1935-, Colin, Grégoire, Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with optional English subtitles.
Published: New York : New Yorker Video, [2002]
Edition:Letterboxed.
Series:International cinema (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:
France > Army > Légion étrangère > Drama.
France > Armed Forces > Djibouti > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, French.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Story of a sergeant in the French Foreign Legion in Djibouti whose ordered life is turned upside down with the arrival of a new recruit who finds favor with the unit's commander. Loosely based on Herman Melville's Billy Budd.
Item Description:Based on a work by Herman Melville.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Aspect ratio 16:9, compatible 4/3.
A foreign film (France).
Special feature: Original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([4] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Agnès Godard ; editor, Nelly Quettier ; music, Benjamin Britten.
ISBN:156730267X