The Savage State
Synopsis
In a recently independent African state, whites still hold major positions in the administration: the brutal mercenary Tristan is in charge of the army; the cynical police commissioner Orlaville monitors the manoeuvres of the establishment; the director of the airport acts as factotum for Modimbo, the treacherous minister of information. As for trafficker Gravenoire, he is well-placed to grab an exclusive contract for the uranium mines of the country. All of them openly despise the black population and its weak government. Only health minister Doumbé is trying a bit impulsively to protect the interests of his country. When UNESCO delegate Avit Laurençon arrives, he is immediately entangled in a web of intrigue and passion in which his wife Laurence plays a significant role.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (21)
Production and distribution (3)
- Foreign production company : Stella Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
Full credits (5)
- Screenwriters : Georges Conchon, Francis Girod
- Director of Photography : Pierre Lhomme
- Music Composer : Pierre Jansen
- Editor : Geneviève Winding
- Producers : Michel Piccoli, Nicolas Seydoux, Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Alain Poiré
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Politics
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Germany, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Germany, France)
- Production year : 1978
- French release : 19/04/1978
- Runtime : 1 h 55 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 47739
- Visa issue date : 31/03/1978
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Mono
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News & awards
Selections (1)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1979
Best Sound : William-Robert Sivel
Best Editing : Geneviève Winding
Awards (1)
Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 1979
César Award for Best Sound : William-Robert Sivel
