The Medic (1979 film)

The Medic
Directed byPierre Granier-Deferre
Written byPierre Granier-Deferre
Jean Freustié
Produced byAlain Delon
Alain Terzian
StarringAlain Delon
Véronique Jannot
Music byPhilippe Sarde
Production
company
Adel Productions
Distributed byCinema International Corporation
Release date
  • 27 October 1979 (1979-10-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesFrance
West Germany[1]
LanguageFrench
Budget$3 million[2]
Box office1,713,247 admissions (France)[3]

The Medic (French: Le Toubib) is a 1979 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, 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 Eastern and Western forces. Behind the battle lines, in a medical unit, a surgeon falls in love with an idealistic nurse after an initially difficult meeting.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "The Medic / Prelude to Apocalypse". uniFrance Films. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Mann, Roderick (February 25, 1979). "Movies: A Tough Guy Goes Soft On Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. p. L 36.
  3. ↑ Box office information for film at Box Office Story


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