L’Oeil de Vichy (1993)

Dir: Claude Chabrol Documentary stars 3

Overview

L’Oeil de Vichy is a French documentary film first released in 1993, directed by Claude Chabrol. The film stars Maquisard Alfonso, General Bergeret, Préfet Carle, Procureur Cassaigneau and Marcel Cerdan. It has also been released under the title: The Eye of Vichy. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

Synopsis

A montage of cinema newsreel footage that was distributed in France at the time of the German occupation illustrates the highly distorted view of the news promulgated by the Vichy regime.

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Director: Claude Chabrol
Script: Jean-Pierre Azéma, Robert O. Paxton
Cast: Maquisard Alfonso, General Bergeret, Préfet Carle, Procureur Cassaigneau, Marcel Cerdan, François Darlan, Fernand de Brinon, Alphonse de Chateaubriant, Charles de Gaulle, Darquier de Pellepoix, Josef Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Philippe Henriot, Reinhard Heydrich, Adolf Hitler, Charles Huntziger, Helmut Knochen, Pierre Koenig, Achille Magny, Maquisard Manouchian, Georges Scapini, Rudolf Schleier, Paul Schmidt, Albert Speer
Country: France
Language: French
Runtime: 110 min; B&W
Aka: The Eye of Vichy

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