Directed by:
Volker SchlöndorffCinematography:
Lubomir BakchevCast:
Marc Barbé, Arielle Dombasle, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Ulrich Matthes, Christopher Buchholz, Jacob Matschenz, Harald Schrott, Thierry Levaret (more)Plots(1)
Three members of the Communist Party assassinate a German officer during World War II. Germany responds with an order to execute 150 prisoners of war. One of the men to be executed is seventeen-year-old Guy Môquet, whose eventual death becomes one of the symbols of the French rebellion against the German occupation. The film depicts the events from the moment immediately preceding the assassination to the execution itself in 1941. The director shows not only the point of view of the sentenced men, but he also describes the obedience of the German leaders without any defence. (Febiofest)
(more)Cast
Marc Barbé
France
Best movies:
The Bohemian Life (1992)
La Vie en rose (2007)
Cloclo: The Legend of Jean François (2012)
Arielle Dombasle
USA
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Pauline at the Beach (1983)
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Perceval (1978)
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
France
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Ulrich Matthes
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
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Cracks in the Shell (2011)
Christopher Buchholz
USA
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Jacob Matschenz
East Germany
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The Wave (2008)
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Harald Schrott
Austria
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Thierry Levaret
Best movies:
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Calm at Sea (2011)
Finnegan Oldfield
UK
Best movies:
Promise at Dawn (2017)
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Charlie Nelson
Best movies:
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Diplomacy (2014)
Cover Up (1983)
Jean-Marc Roulot
France
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Le Tartuffe (1984)
Joël Ravon
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Jeanne Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour (2006) (TV movie)
Calm at Sea (2011)
Philippe Résimont
Best movies:
One Night (2012)
Je suis supporter du Standard (2013)
The Zigzag Kid (2012)
Gilles Arbona
Best movies:
La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
Divertimento (1992)
The Beautiful Prisoner (1983)
Armelle Berengier
Best movies:
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Konstantin Frolov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
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Picco (2010)
Dreileben (2011) (series)
Martin Loizillon
Best movies:
Promise at Dawn (2017)
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Populaire (2012)
Léo-Paul Salmain
Best movies:
La Chance de ma vie (2011)
The Family (2013)
The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)
Marc Raffray
Best movies:
The Prey (2011)
Calm at Sea (2011)
Les Dames (2010) (series)
Mario Irrek
West Germany
Best movies:
Manta - Der Film (1991)
Lola and Billy the Kid (1999)
The Legend of Rita (2000)