Opium and the Stick (1970)
Original title: L'Opium et le Bâton
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An Algerian doctor decides to leave the troubles in Algiers and goes back to his hometown, a small village lost in the mountains. There, however, the situation is explosive as well, as the guerilla is active and the French military has to keep a close watch on the locals...
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Sid Ali KouiretAli
Marie-José NatFarroudja
Jean-Louis TrintignantChaudierMustapha KatebLazrakJean-Claude BercqDelécluze
RouichedTayeb
Djelloul BachdjarahMahieddine Bachtazrzi
Mahieddine Bachtarzi
Brahim Hadjadj
Abdelhalim Rais
Kaci KsentiniKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityAction · Drama · WarTheme affinityAfrica · Colonialism · French Algerian WarDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · LongEmotional intensityWar · French Algerian War · Algerian War 1954 62Director preference297264
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What is Opium and the Stick about?
An Algerian doctor decides to leave the troubles in Algiers and goes back to his hometown, a small village lost in the mountains. There, however, the situation is explosive as well, as the guerilla is active and the French military has to keep a close watch on the locals...
How long is Opium and the Stick?
Opium and the Stick has a runtime of 137 minutes.