Directed by:
Tay GarnettCinematography:
Sidney WagnerCast:
Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly, Cedric Hardwicke, Richard Whorf, Joseph Calleia, Peter Lorre, Hume Cronyn, Wallace Ford, Donald Curtis, William Hudson (more)Plots(1)
With the onset of World War II, Frenchmen from all walks of life enlist in the army. The war is short-lived however as the Nazis quickly defeat them and Marshall Petain signs a peace agreement with the invaders. The troops surrender but rather that being repatriated to their homes as expected, they all find themselves in a military prison. Conditions are difficult with little food and poor medical conditions. The men resist as best they can and for some, like Paul, they are prepared to spend time in solitary confinement and be subjected to beatings if need be. For others, such as Duval, collaboration with their Nazi jailers is the route to an easier life. The men find solace in the company of Father Sebastian, a priest who was also in the army. He counsels them wisely and in the case of Paul, gives him strength to face the daily challenge of simply living. When Paul gets an opportunity however... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jean-Pierre Aumont
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
Gene Kelly
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Cedric Hardwicke
UK
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Rope (1948)
Richard III (1955)
Richard Whorf
USA
Best movies:
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Christmas Holiday (1944)
Joseph Calleia
Malta
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Gilda (1946)
Peter Lorre
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
M (1931)
Casablanca (1942)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Hume Cronyn
Canada
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
12 Angry Men (1997) (TV movie)
Brute Force (1947)
Wallace Ford
UK
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Freaks (1932)
The Rainmaker (1956)
Donald Curtis
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Spellbound (1945)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
William Hudson
USA
Best movies:
Band of Angels (1957)
Airport (1970)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Gene Roth
USA
Best movies:
Westward the Women (1951)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Brute Force (1947)
Mitchell Lewis
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Emma Dunn
UK
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Henry Roquemore
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
John Abbott
UK
Best movies:
The Jungle Book (1967)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Dick Curtis
USA
Best movies:
Scarlet Street (1945)
King Kong (1933)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Wilhelm von Brincken
German Empire
Best movies:
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Queen Kelly (1929)
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
German Empire
Best movies:
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Casablanca (1942)
Spies (1928)
Billy Engle
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Dorothy Phillips
USA
Best movies:
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Father of the Bride (1950)