Overview
In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Charles Saganne
- Philippe Noiret as Dubreuilh
- Catherine Deneuve as Louise
- Sophie Marceau as Madeleine
- Michel Duchaussoy as Baculard
- Jean-Laurent Cochet as Bertozza
- Roger Dumas as Vulpi
- Jean-Louis Richard as Flammarin
- Robin Renucci as Hazan
- Sophie Grimaldi as Mère de Madeleine