A Captain's Honor
Seen it?1982 | 120 min | Drama, History, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Longest Day or Devotion, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Nicole GarciaPatricia Caron
- Jacques PerrinMarcel Caron
- Claude JadeMaître Valouin
- Charles DennerMaître Gillard
- Georges WilsonBâtonnier
- Georges MarchalGeneral Keller
- Robert EtcheverryCommandant Guilloux
- Christophe MalavoyAutomarchi
- Patrick ChauvelSchuster
- Jean-François PoronJakez