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Les hros sont fatigus
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Wikipedia article
'Les hros sont fatigus' (, released in the UK as 'The Heroes Are Tired') is a 1955 French-West German drama film directed by Yves Ciampi. For his performance Curt Jrgens was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 16th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
In a country in Africa, a former French fighter pilot (Yves Montand) who became a bush pilot realises that he is smuggling a significant quantity of diamonds. He decides to sell them for his own benefit. Meanwhile the diamond owner gets a former German fighter pilot (Curt Jrgens) to recover them. The two men become friends when they discover that they fought in the same place. They drink together and relive the good times of the war where they were heroes.
Cast
*Yves Montand as Michel Rivire
*Curt Jrgens as Wolf Gerke
*Mara Flix as Manuella
*Jean Servais as Franois Sverin
*Elisabeth Manet as Nina
*Gert Frbe as Hermann
*Hans Verner as Olsen
*Manolo Montez as Pp
*Rudy Castell as Rudi
*Gordon Heath as Sidney
*Grard Oury as Villeterre
*Harry-Max as Harry-Max
References
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