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Set in central France, the film follows French resistance fighters who press the battle on the Germans. Along the way, they break into a prison and release some German prisoners, but discover there may be a spy planted to flush them all out.
A French resistance group frees twelve captured soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there is an additional prisoner among them who is suspected of being an enemy spy.
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- Costa-Gavras
And why is it labelled here as "shock troops" - an irrelevant title? This marvellous action movie has recently (march 2017) been screened in a restored version on French-German TV channel ARTE. Costa Gavras knows how to buld excitement and the editing is slick.
Shock Troops is a film directed by Costa-Gavras with Charles Vanel, Bruno Cremer, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Piccoli .... Year: 1967. Original title: Un homme de trop. Synopsis:You can watch Shock Troops through on the platforms:
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- France
- Jean Tournier
- Costa-Gavras
SHOCK TROOPS Un homme de trop. Directed by. Costa-Gavras. France, Italy, 1967. Drama, Thriller, History. 110. Synopsis. A resistance group frees a group of French ...
In this WW II drama, twelve captured French soldiers await their impending executions in a German prison camp. Fortunately, a wily resistance fighter and his men come to rescue the ill-fated dozen.
If you are a user based in a country in which the film is available, please sign in. In this WW II drama, twelve captured French soldiers await their impending executions in a German prison camp. Fortunately, a wily resistance fighter and his men come to rescue the ill-fated dozen.