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.
Screenplay: Louis Gardel, Henri de Turenne, Alain Corneau
Director: Alain Corneau
Director of Photography: Bruno Nuytten
Producer: Samuel Bronston, Albina du Boisrouvray
Charles Saganne
Dubreuilh
Louise
Madeleine
Baculard
Bertozza
Vulpi
Flammarin