La légion saute sur Kolwezi, also known as Operation Leopard, is a French war film directed by Raoul Coutard and filmed in French Guiana. The script is based on the true story of the Battle of Kolwezi that happened in 1978. It was diligently described in a book of the same name by former 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment Captain Pierre Sergent. He published his book in 1979, and the film came out in 1980. Coutard shot the film in a documentary style.
Operation Leopard (1980)
Directed by Raoul Coutard
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Congo, Parachutist
Attributes
Narrative Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Subject: Cold War
Subject: Cold War
Alternate Titles
Comandos: Operação Leopardo
PT
Commando d'assalto
IT
Epiheirisi Leopardali
GR
Het Vreemdelingenlegioen bespringt Kolwezi
NL
Kolwezi: Epiheirisi 'Leopardali'
GR
La légion saute sur Kolwezi
CA, FR
Laskuvarjolegioona iskee
FI
Legia skacze na Kolwezi
PL
Military Coup in Kolwezi
, US
Operação Leopardo
BR
Operación Leopardo
AR, ES