Army of Shadows (1969)
Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance.
Starring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel
Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.
Runtime: 145 min.
Rating: 8.0
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English,French
Countries: France,Italy
Genres: Drama,Thriller,War
Keywords: paris, france,based on novel or book,marseille, france,vichy regime,concentration camp,world war ii,czech,nazi,french resistance,german occupation,1940s
Cast
Philippe Gerbier
Luc Jardie
Jean-François Jardie
Mathilde
Claude Ullman, aka «Le Masque»
Félix Lepercq
Guillaume Vermesch, aka «Le Bison»
Hairdresser
Legrain, young communist
Camp Commander
Paul Dounat
Baron de La Ferté-Talloires
Gendarme
Gestapo prison doctor
Colonel Jarret du Plessis
Octave Bonnafous
Aubert, pharmacist
Dispatcher
Royal Air Force Major
Prisoner
German soldier
Condemned
Marie
German officer
Customs adjutant
Baggage checker
Jean-François' friend (uncredited)
Un prisonnier dans le camp de guerre (uncredited)