Heroes and Sinners
6.5
A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in this film proves to be a stopping-off point for a number of shady characters. Yves Montand plays a French ex-pilot who becomes involved in a scheme to smuggle stolen diamonds. His cohorts include a Nazi collaborator, a German refugee, and the white mistress of a prominent Liberian. A romance develops between the ex-pilot and the aforementioned mistress. Meanwhile, one of the conspirators (Curt Jurgens) has a last-minute attack of conscience, effectively queering the deal. The steamier romantic passages in Les Heros sont Fatigues had to be trimmed for American consumption.
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Cast
26 people
Yves Montand
Michel Rivière
Known for
The Wages of Fear
Z
Jean Servais
François Séverin
Known for
Rififi
That Man from Rio
Henri Alekan
Raymond Froment
Also in
Keiko and Yves Get Married
Yves Ciampi
Christiane Garnier
Gert Fröbe
Hermann
Known for
Goldfinger
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Louiguy
Jacques Bar
Curd Jürgens
Wolf Gerke
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Enemy Below
Artur Brauner
Jacques-Laurent Bost
Yves Ciampi Director · Hans Hellmut Kirst Writer Jean-Charles Tacchella Writer
United States release May 11, 1959 · Produced in France, Germany · Languages English, French, German
Production
Terra Films
Production
CCC Filmkunst
Production
Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Production
France · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les héros sont fatigués
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 1955
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · September 12, 1955
Theatrical
United States · May 11, 1959
Theatrical
Australia
February 21, 1958 · Theatrical
Austria
November 1, 1955 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 4, 1955 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 27, 1956 · Theatrical
Finland
April 27, 1956 · Theatrical
France
March 18, 2016 · Physical · DVD
July 21, 2021 · Digital · VOD
Germany
October 13, 1955 · Theatrical · West Germany
Japan
October 18, 1955 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 8, 1956 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 16, 1956 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 7, 1958 · Theatrical
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