''The Medic'' (french: Le Toubib) is a 1979

French film French cinema consists of the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe; with primary influ ...

directed by

Pierre Granier-Deferre Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter His 1971 film ''Le Chat (film), Le Chat'' (The Cat) won the Silver Bear for Best Actor, Best Actor and Silver Bear for Best Actress, B ...

, adapted from the novel Harmonie ou les horreurs de la guerre by Jean Freustié.

Plot

The film is set during World War Three (portrayed as taking place in 1983) as battles take place between

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and

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forces. Behind the battle lines, in a medical unit, a surgeon falls in love with an idealistic nurse after an initially difficult meeting.

Cast

Alain Delon Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for h ...

as ''Jean-Marie Desprée'' *

Véronique Jannot Véronique Jannot (born 7 May 1957) is a French actress and singer. She was born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie. Discography Albums *2012: ''Tout doux'' Singles *1975: "L'Atlantique" (with Pierre Bachelet) *1981: "Pause café" *1982: "J'ai fait l ...

as ''Harmony'' *

Bernard Giraudeau Bernard René Giraudeau (18 June 1947 – 17 July 2010) was a French actor, film director, scriptwriter, producer and writer. Early life He was born on 18 June 1947 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. In 1963 he enlisted in the French navy as a tra ...

as ''François'' *

Francine Bergé Francine Bergé (born 21 July 1938, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions a ...

as ''Marcia'' *

Michel Auclair Michel Auclair (born Vladimir Vujović, sr-cyr, Владимир Вујовић; 14 September 1922 – 7 January 1988) was an actor of Serbian and French ancestry, known best for his roles in French cinema. Auclair was born to a Serbian fathe ...

as ''Le patron'' *

Catherine Lachens Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Christ ...

as ''Zoa'' *

Bernard Le Coq Bernard Le Coq (born 25 September 1950) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred and fifty films since 1967. His first big role Bernard Le Coq has played as Annie Girardot's son and Claude Jade's brother in the family dra ...

as ''Gérôme''

References

External links

* 1979 films 1979 drama films Films directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre Films produced by Alain Delon Films set in the future 1970s French-language films French war films War romance films Films scored by Philippe Sarde 1970s French films {{war-drama-film-stub