Weapon of the devil
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Weapon of the devil |
| Original title | Le Toubib |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1979 |
| length | 123 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pierre Granier-Deferre |
| script | Pierre Granier-Deferre |
| production |
Alain Delon , Alain Terzian |
| music | Philippe Sarde |
| camera | Claude Renoir |
| cut | Jean Ravel |
| occupation | |
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Weapon of the devil (Original title: Le Toubib ) is a French film drama from 1979. It is the literary film adaptation of the novel Harmonie ou les horreurs de la guerre by Jean Freustié . In it, Alain Delon plays the role of a French surgeon in a fictional third world war . Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre .
action
France 1983: World War III broke out and Doctor Desprée was left by his wife. Disappointed and sullen, he takes up his service in a hospital behind enemy lines. He has nothing left for the joy of others and responds to any motivating message with a cynical remark.
One day the young Harmony is assigned to him as a nurse, whose life he makes difficult with his kind at the beginning. But slowly he falls in love with her and the relationship gets better. But hope lingers briefly when Desprée diagnoses Harmony with a serious lung disease. Not only does Desprée worry, a new type of killing is spreading on the front lines, causing serious injuries to the soldiers. A special mine of the enemy is equipped with razor blades and is dropped on enemy troops by parachute. As soon as a person approaches, the mine explodes.
After a terrible experience with Harmony in the field and the death of his friend François, Desprée decides to send Harmony to his sister. While the hospital is being relocated, Harmony is killed by one of the new mines.
Reviews
"Despite terrifying pictures and well-intentioned food for thought, he does not deal seriously enough with the problem, but remains romanticizing and harmless on the surface."
background
The film was made with the support of the French Army, which u. a. AMX-30 tanks and helicopters provided for the shoot.
Web links
- Weapon of the devil in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Devil's Weapon. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .