Peloton d'exécution (1945)
Directed by André Berthomieu

Drama / War
aka: Resistance

Film Synopsis

Forced into the German army, an Alsacian man named Hans finds himself heading a section in the Gestapo.  He uses his position to rescue captured Frenchmen and support the resistance in their efforts against the Nazis.  Hans's efforts are ultimately compromised when he falls in love with a young woman in the French resistance...
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Film Credits

  • Director: André Berthomieu
  • Script: Pierre Nord (dialogue)
  • Cast: Lucien Coëdel (Hans), Yvonne Gaudeau (Françoise Villard), Pierre Renoir (Le colonel), Abel Jacquin (Dalbret), Robert Dalban (Schmidt), Pierre Magnier (De Juste), Jean Toulout (Von Angel), Georges Lannes, Louis Eymond, Lina Roxa
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Aka: Resistance

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