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Army of Shadows (1969)

Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance.

Genre : War, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 2H 25M

Director : Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer : Jean-Pierre Melville

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
Philippe Gerbier
Paul Meurisse
Paul Meurisse
Luc Jardie
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-François Jardie
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret
Mathilde
Claude Mann
Claude Mann
Claude Ullman / The Mask
Paul Crauchet
Paul Crauchet
Félix Lepercq
Christian Barbier
Christian Barbier
Guillaume Vermesch / The Buffalo
Alain Dekok
Alain Dekok
Legrain
Alain Libolt
Alain Libolt
Paul Dounat
Jean-Marie Robain
Jean-Marie Robain
Baron de La Ferté-Talloires
Albert Michel
Albert Michel
Gendarme
Georges Sellier
Georges Sellier
Colonel Jarret du Plessis
Marco Perrin
Marco Perrin
Octave Bonnafous
Hubert de Lapparent
Hubert de Lapparent
Aubert
Jeanne Pérez
Jeanne Pérez
Marie
Alain Mottet
Alain Mottet
Camp Commander
Denis Sadier
Denis Sadier
Gestapo Prison Doctor
Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani
Hairdresser
Colin Mann
Colin Mann
Dispatcher
Anthony Stuart
Anthony Stuart
Royal Air Force Major
Gérard-Antoine Huart
Gérard-Antoine Huart
Prisoner
Percival Russel
Percival Russel
German Soldier
Michel Dacquin
Michel Dacquin
Condemned
Jacques Marbeuf
Jacques Marbeuf
German Officer
Marcel Bernier
Marcel Bernier
Customs Adjutant
Gaston Meunier
Gaston Meunier
Baggage Checker
Nathalie Delon
Nathalie Delon
Jean-François' Friend (uncredited)
Jacques Léonard
Jacques Léonard
War Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Pierre Vaudier
Pierre Vaudier

Crews

Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Joseph Kessel
Joseph Kessel
Novel
Jacques Dorfmann
Jacques Dorfmann
Producer
Éric Demarsan
Éric Demarsan
Original Music Composer
Françoise Bonnot
Françoise Bonnot
Editor
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Screenplay
Pierre Lhomme
Pierre Lhomme
Director of Photography
Walter Wottitz
Walter Wottitz
Director of Photography
Théobald Meurisse
Théobald Meurisse
Production Design
Théobald Meurisse
Théobald Meurisse
Set Decoration
Colette Baudot
Colette Baudot
Costume Design
Maud Begon
Maud Begon
Makeup Artist
Jacques Carrère
Jacques Carrère
Sound Director
Jean Nény
Jean Nény
Sound Director
Alex Pront
Alex Pront
Sound Director

Trailers and other movies

Army of Shadows - Trailer

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