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Lost Command

Moving Image Item Number: 1179VI2778
Pages
0
Media Type
Moving Image
Physical Location
D024.3F
Copyright Statement
1966/1994/2002 Columbia TriStar
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
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Format
DVD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
02:10:00
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 1966
General Note
Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn gives one of his best performances as Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Raspeguy, a hardheaded officer determined to become a hero at any cost in this dramatic war saga. After Lt. Col. Raspeguy leads his defeated and humiliated French army out of Indochina, he learns that he's been relieved of his command. He gets another chance to prove himself when he meets and falls in love with a French countess (Michele Morgan), who finagles a new position for him in Algeria. There Lt. Col. Raspeguy persuades two wartime buddies to join him in shaping up a ragtag unit. Eventually he is forced to confont an Arab terrorist (Geroge Segal) attempting to oust the French from Algeria. Now in his desperate struggle to achieve victory, Lt. Col. Raspeguy launches a bloody battle agains the terroist rebel forces. With strong technical merit and outstanding performances throughout, Lost Command vividly illustrates man's inhumanity to man....for the sake of personal glory.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2778

Citation
Lost Command, 1179VI2778. 1966, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2778, Accessed 18 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1179VI2778, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 10 Jan 2010 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]