Army of Shadows (1969)
Original Title: L'Armée des ombres
History
Thriller
War
7.9 (673 votes)
2h 25m
Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Writer
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Alain Dekok
Alain Libolt
Christian Barbier
Claude Mann
Jean-Marie Robain
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Lino Ventura
Paul Crauchet
Paul Meurisse
Simone Signoret
Keywords
1940s
based on novel or book
concentration camp
criterion
czech
french resistance
german occupation
marseille
france
nazi
nouvelle vague
paris
france
vichy regime
world war ii
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