The Colonel

2006 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 566 VOTES · DIR. Laurent Herbiet

Overview

A ""Reformed Colonel"" is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria's struggle for independence was won from France. Lieutenant Galois is assigned the investigation of this murder. She receives the diary of Lieutenent Guy Rossi who served under The Colonel in Algeria in 1956, and has been reported as missing in action since 1957. The revelations found in Rossi's diary go far beyond The Colonel's actions in Algeria, and give an insight on how dirty Algeria's War for Independence really was.

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Dialogue Timeline — 1,401 lines

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00:01:38 Now get out!
00:06:21 They're in a permanent state of alert.
00:12:01 lt's been done, sir.
00:15:30 Yes, General.
00:19:25 Thank you, Colonel.
00:23:02 l can't blame him.
00:28:09 - Deal with the undecided! - Count on me, sir!
00:32:34 You know El Ouach farm, Capt?
00:36:33 l have no experience, sir...
00:41:05 We'll remove the blood and corpses.
00:44:21 - Chief! - Lt!
00:49:06 lt's me, Sgt.
00:53:08 What are your findings, Lt?
00:57:40 lt's over, Lt.
01:02:51 Welcoming them like that? You nuts?
01:07:41 Drinks for our gallant men!
01:11:32 l needn't answer that.
01:16:50 l told Ascencio what we were doing in St Arnaud.
01:20:11 Had the Colonel tasted a beurek from a French woman?
01:24:53 Capt Roger will explain what you'll do.
01:28:49 l can't do what Capt Roger wants.
01:33:44 First, l'll leave my 6 months of notes and this letter with Zouina
01:38:17 l killed the Colonel.
25:00:00 got killed

Cast & Characters

Olivier Gourmet Le colonel Raoul Duplan Robinson Stévenin Le lieutenant Guy Rossi Cécile de France Le lieutenant Galois Charles Aznavour Le Père Rossi Bruno Solo Le commandant Reidacher Éric Caravaca René Ascensio Guillaume Gallienne Le sous-préfet Georges Siatidis Le capitaine Roger Thierry Hancisse Commissaire Quitard Jacques Boudet Le sénateur-maire

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,401
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:01:38
Final line25:00:00

Production Record

DirectorLaurent Herbiet
LanguageFrench
Budget$3,900,000
IMDb votes566