Mister Bob

Oct 3, 2011

1h 41m

★ 5.0

Overview

1965, Bob Denard, even early in his career, Battle in Congo. It strives to make its game in the middle of a bloody civil war fueled by rivalry and ambition postcolonial of a newcomer on the African scene: General Mobutu.

Genres

Drama

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Moonlight Filmproduction

Mascaret Films

Yes Studios

Canal+

AT-Production

Comet Film

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Cast

Bob Denard

Clovis Cornillac

General Mobutu

Marc Zinga

Commander of the SDECE

Olivier Rabourdin

Marie Elise

Gina Haller

Lieutenant Rossi

Christophe Vandevelde

Lieutenant Fourrier

Dan Herzberg

Major Schramme

Aladin Reibel

SDECE Advisor

François Loriquet

Lieutenant Oka

Richard Lukunku

Woman with the revolver

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