Summary
Spring, 1944: a decisive moment in the Second World War. Colonel
Rouvier, an old fighter who lost his arm in combat in Tunisia, is put
in charge of training a parachute regiment of the French Free Forces in
England. After a period of intensive training, the first wave of
soldiers land in Brittany to prepare for the arrival of General
Patton’s armies...
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Credits
- Director: Alexander Esway
- Script: Joseph Kessel, Marcel Rivet
- Photo: Nicolas Hayer
- Music: Manuel Rosenthal, Maurice Thiriet
- Cast: Pierre Blanchar (Ferane), Raymond Bussières (Paname), René Lefèvre (Baptiste), Jean Wall (Ben Sassein), Christian Bertola (Lt. de Carrizy), Janine Crispin (Berthe Servais), André Le Gall (Quérec), Pierre-Louis (Drobel), Marcel Mouloudji (Le Canaque), Charles Moulin (Le Gorille), Henri Nassiet (Bouvier), Nicolas Vogel (Veran), Daphne Courtney (June), John Howard (Willy), Pamela Stirling (Molly), Charles Rolfe (MacIntyre)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 130 min; B&W
- Aka: They Are Not Angels
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