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He claims to be Colonel Chabert, believed dead at the Battle of Eylau in 1807. He had contributed to the victory by leading a famous cavalry charge against the Russians. The man tells how, waking in a mass grave surrounded by corpses, he survived his wounds.
Colonel Chabert: Directed by Yves Angelo. With Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Fabrice Luchini, André Dussollier. Upon returning home after a ten year absence, a Colonel in Napoleon's army discovers that his wife has remarried and has used his pension to amass great wealth.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Yves Angelo
- 1994-09-21
C olonel Chabert is mistaken for dead during the Napoleonic war with Russia. When he returns to Paris some years later, he finds that his wife, Anne, has married the Count Ferraud, and is using Chabert's wealth to finance Ferraud's social advancement.
Summary: Considered dead, a man returns from the Napoleonic campaigns to find he has lost his wife, his property and his identity. With: Fabrice Luchini , Fanny Ardant , Gerard Depardieu and GÃ...
Year: 1994. Original title: Le colonel Chabert. Synopsis: Colonel Chabert has been severely wounded in the French-Russian Napoleonic war to the point that the medical examiner has signed his death certificate.
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- Bernard Lutic
- 1994: César Awards: 6 Nominations
- France
He claims to be Colonel Chabert, believed dead at the Battle of Eylau in 1807. He had contributed to the victory by leading a famous cavalry charge against the Russians. The man tells how, waking in a mass grave surrounded by corpses, he survived his wounds.
Colonel Chabert (Gerard Depardieu) is a decorated soldier who miraculously survives the brutal 1807 Battle of Eylau. So badly injured, it takes the Colonel 10 years to recover and make his way back to Paris. When he returns, he finds himself officially listed as dead.
