---
title: 'Fort Saganne (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alain Corneau'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 180
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fort-saganne-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087284/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fort Saganne (1984)

1984 · 180 min · Drama, War, History · France


## Synopsis

Fort Saganne is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve, and Sophie Marceau. Based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Louis Gardel, the film is about a soldier of humble beginnings who volunteers for service in the Sahara in 1911. After falling in love with the beautiful young daughter of the regional administrator, he is ordered to go on missions in the desert, where he engages in several successful campaigns and experiences severe loneliness. Later, while on a diplomatic mission to Paris, he has a brief affair with a journalist. Returning to Africa, he leads a gallant defense against a feared sultan and is awarded the Legion of Honour medal. He returns to his home a national hero and marries the young girl he has not forgotten, but their happiness is interrupted by the onset of World War I.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alain Corneau](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-corneau)
- **Screenplay:** [Henri de Turenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-de-turenne), [Louis Gardel](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-gardel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Bronston](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-bronston), [Albina du Boisrouvray](https://cinepixo.com/people/albina-du-boisrouvray)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruno Nuytten](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-nuytten)
- **Editor:** [Thierry Derocles](https://cinepixo.com/people/thierry-derocles)

## Cast

- [Saïd Amadis](https://cinepixo.com/people/said-amadis)
- [Florent Pagny](https://cinepixo.com/people/florent-pagny)
- [Michel Duchaussoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-duchaussoy)
- [Gérard Depardieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-depardieu)
- [Roger Dumas](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-dumas)
- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Catherine Deneuve](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-deneuve)
- [Sophie Marceau](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-marceau)
- [Hippolyte Girardot](https://cinepixo.com/people/hippolyte-girardot)
- [Jean-Laurent Cochet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-laurent-cochet)
- [Salah Teskouk](https://cinepixo.com/people/salah-teskouk)
- [Sophie Grimaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-grimaldi)
- [Jean-Louis Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-richard)
- [Robin Renucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-renucci)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/fort-saganne-1984
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