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Movie Details
Tag Line: Chronicle of a French City under the Occupation
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Apr 14, 1971
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Run Time: 4h 19m
Original Language: German
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Production Countries: Germany , Switzerland
Production Companies: NDR , SRG SSR , Télévision Rencontre
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Synopsis
From 1940 to 1944, France's Vichy government collaborated with Nazi Germany. Marcel Ophüls mixes archival footage with 1969 interviews of a German officer and of collaborators and resistance fighters from Clermont-Ferrand. They comment on the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from anti-Semitism, xenophobia, and fear of Bolsheviks, to simple caution. Part one, "The Collapse," includes an extended interview with Pierre Mendès-France, jailed for anti-Vichy action and later France's Prime Minister. At the heart of part two, "The Choice," is an interview with Christian de la Mazière, one of 7,000 French youth to fight on the eastern front wearing German uniforms.
Main Cast
Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie
Himself - Founder of the Liberation MovementAge : N/A | Popularity : 4%
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Directing | Director |
Marcel Ophüls
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Writing | Writer |
Marcel Ophüls
André Harris
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Production | Producer |
André Harris
Alain de Sedouy
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Co-Producer |
Charles-Henri Favrod
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Editing | Editor |
Claude Vajda
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Crew | Cinematography |
André Gazut
Jürgen Thieme
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