The Medic (French: Le Toubib) is a 1979 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, adapted from the novel Harmonie ou les horreurs de la guerre by Jean Freustié.
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| Directed by | Pierre Granier-Deferre |
| Written by | Pierre Granier-Deferre Jean Freustié |
| Produced by | Alain Delon Alain Terzian |
| Starring | Alain Delon Véronique Jannot |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
| Distributed by | Adel Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | France West Germany[1] |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3 million[2] |
| Box office | 1,713,247 admissions (France)[3] |
Plot
editThe film is set during World War Three (portrayed as taking place in 1983) as battles take place between Eastern and Western forces. Behind the battle lines, in a medical unit, a surgeon falls in love with an idealistic nurse after an initially difficult meeting.
Cast
edit- Alain Delon as Jean-Marie Desprée
- Véronique Jannot as Harmony
- Bernard Giraudeau as François
- Francine Bergé as Marcia
- Michel Auclair as Le patron
- Catherine Lachens as Zoa
- Bernard Le Coq as Gérôme
References
edit- ^ "The Medic / Prelude to Apocalypse". uniFrance Films. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Mann, Roderick (February 25, 1979). "Movies: A Tough Guy Goes Soft On Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. p. L 36.
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
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