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Overview
Le Passage du Rhin is an Italian-French film first released in 1960,
directed by André Cayatte.
The film stars Charles Aznavour, Nicole Courcel, Georges Rivière, Cordula Trantow and Jean Marchat.
It has also been released under the title: The Crossing of the Rhine.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
Paris, 1939. War is about to be declared any day. Roger
works in a bakery and Jean is a reporter for the magazine L’Espoir. The two men have
nothing is common other than the war which is soon to engulf their
lives. Although Jean is engaged to be married, he is determined
to fight for freedom and does not hesitate to enlist in the army.
The less idealistic Roger is soon called up to defend his
country. The two men are taken prisoner during hostilities and
meet whilst crossing the River Rhine. They quickly become
friends. By pretending to be farmers, they are sent to a German
village to work for a family. Roger accepts his situation because
he is attracted towards Helga, the daughter of the house. But
Jean has no other idea than to escape...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium) Film Review
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