France,
1980, 128 min
(Alternative: 126 min)
Directed by:
François TruffautCinematography:
Néstor AlmendrosComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Heinz Bennent, Andréa Ferréol, Jean-Louis Richard, Paulette Dubost, Alain Tasma, Richard Bohringer (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve star as members of a French theater company living under the German occupation during World War II in François Truffaut’s gripping, humanist character study. Against all odds a Jewish theater manager in hiding; a leading man who’s in the Resistance; increasingly restrictive Nazi oversight the troupe believes the show must go on. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1981 - François Truffaut (Best Foreign Language Film)
César Awards
- 1981 - Best Film
- 1981 - François Truffaut (Best Director)
- 1981 - Gérard Depardieu (Best Actor)
- 1981 - Catherine Deneuve (Best Actress)
- 1981 - François Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 1981 - Georges Delerue (Best Original Music)
- 1981 - Best Sound
- 1981 - Néstor Almendros (Best Cinematography)
- 1981 - Best Editing
- 1981 - Best Production Design
- 1981 - Heinz Bennent (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1981 - Andréa Ferréol (Best Supporting Actress)
Golden Globes
- 1981 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1981 - Best Foreign Language Film