Captain Conan (French: Capitaine Conan) is a novel by the French writer Roger Vercel, published in 1934 through éditions Albin Michel. It follows a French captain as he leads his men in the Balkans during World War I and portrays the effects the war has on his character. It was inspired by Vercel's personal experiences from the war. The book was awarded the 1934 Prix Goncourt. It was adapted into the film Captain Conan, directed by Bertrand Tavernier and released in 1996.
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Capitaine Conan was adapted into a 1996 film.
Captain Conan1996 · film · 129 min · dir. Bertrand Tavernier · IMDb ↗IMDb7.2The last days of World War I, Eastern front. Captain Conan, a lone wolf, a true warrior, leads a band of ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat; they are not fit for peacetime, they only feel really alive in the chaos of the battlefield.
