L'insoumis(1964)

The film stars as Thomas Vlassenroot, a Luxembourgish deserter from the French Foreign Legion during the 1961 Algerian conflict.

: The film is celebrated for its stark, high-contrast black-and-white cinematography by Claude Renoir , which emphasizes the protagonist's "unblemished" but doomed star persona.

: Thomas is hired by a former lieutenant to participate in the kidnapping of a pro-independence lawyer, Dominique (played by Lea Massari).