Fort Saganne(1984)
In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.
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Charles Saganne
Dubreuilh
Louise
Madeleine
Baculard
Bertozza
Vulpi
Flammarin
Hazan
Mère de Madeleine
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In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.
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1984-05-11
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