Le Petit Soldat (Criterion Collection)

Made in 1960 but unreleased for three years due to French censors, Jean-Luc Godard's controversial look at the French-Algerian War stars Michel Subor as Bruno Forestier, an army deserter recruited by right-wing forces to assassinate a pro-Algerian journalist. Captured and subjected to torture, Forestier manages to escape with help from a leftist sympathizer (Anna Karina, in her film debut). With Henri-Jacques Huet, Paul Beauvais. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. In French with English subtitles.