Operation Leopard
Operation Leopard

Movie·1980·1h 36m

Operation Leopard

Directed By

Raoul Coutard

Country

France

Language

French

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The Story

Original title: La légion saute sur Kolwezi

In May 1978, the mining town of Kolwezi in Katanga, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo, the former Belgian Congo) is under attack from a group of communist guerillas coming from nearby Angola. The Europeans who work for the Belgian mining company and the Blacks who live in the town are taken as hostages by the invaders, who start a blood bath, shooting Europeans as well as Africans. Many of the Europeans being French, the French decide to organize a counter-attack, and to send a Regiment of Paratroopers from the Foreign Legion. The movie follows the stories of Delbart, a former non-commissioned officer, who was about to go back to France with his African wife and his child, Damrémont, who was Delbart's replacement, Bia, a Zairian doctor, and Annie, an American married to a Belgian engineer as well as Non com Legion officer Federico and the French Ambassador and the Military Attaché.

Written By

André G. Brunelin

Producer

Georges de Beauregard

Cinematography

Georges Liron

Editor

Michel Lewin

Themes

congoforeign legioncombatparachutist

Production House

SNC
Bela Productions
France 3 Cinéma

Audience Score

57%

21 votes

Skip15%
Timepass35%
Go for it34%
Perfection16%

Where to watch

Region: BE

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Cast

Bruno Cremer

Bruno Cremer

Pierre Delbart

Mimsy Farmer

Mimsy Farmer

Annie

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

L'ambassadeur Berthier

Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

Adjudant-chef Federico

Laurent Malet

Laurent Malet

Damrémont

Pierre Vaneck

Pierre Vaneck

Colonel Grasser

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Jean-Claude Bouillon

Maurois

Gérard Essomba

Bia Kombo

Robert Etcheverry

Robert Etcheverry

Le colonel Dubourg

Pierre Rousseau

Pierre Rousseau

Debruyn

Henri Marteau

Henri Marteau

Chamfort

Laure Moutoussamy

Laure Moutoussamy

Elodie

Joseph Momo

Niokolo

Hervé Jolly

// crew

Crew

Raoul Coutard

Raoul Coutard

Director

André G. Brunelin

André G. Brunelin

Writer

Georges Liron

Director of Photography

Michel Lewin

Editor

Georges de Beauregard

Georges de Beauregard

Producer

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