Shock Troops

Shock Troops

It starts with a surprise … and ends with a shock!

1967 · 111 min · ★ 6.7 · War, Drama, Thriller

A French resistance group free twelve soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there's an additional detainee among them suspected of being an enemy spy.

Directed by Costa-Gavras · Written by Costa-Gavras

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