Peloton d'exécution (1945)
Directed by André Berthomieu

Drama / War

aka: Resistance

Film Synopsis

Forced into the German army, an Alsacian man named Hans finds himself heading a section in the Gestapo. He uses his position to rescue captured Frenchmen and support the resistance in their efforts against the Nazis. Hans's efforts are ultimately compromised when he falls in love with a young woman in the French resistance...

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Film Credits

Director: André Berthomieu
Script: Pierre Nord (dialogue)
Cast: Lucien Coëdel (Hans), Yvonne Gaudeau (Françoise Villard), Pierre Renoir (Le colonel), Abel Jacquin (Dalbret), Robert Dalban (Schmidt), Pierre Magnier (De Juste), Jean Toulout (Von Angel), Georges Lannes, Louis Eymond, Lina Roxa
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 93 min
Aka: Resistance

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