Tu ne tueras point (1961)
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara

Drama

Film Synopsis

After the Liberation, a German corporal, Adler, is imprisoned for having killed a member of the French resistance.  Whilst incarcerated at Cherche-Midi prison, he meets a young Frenchman, Jean-François Cordier, who has spent the last four years in prison for refusing to join the army.  Both men are brought before the same military tribunal.  Adler claims that he was acting under orders from his superiors and is acquitted.  Cordier is condemned and must return to prison for an indeterminate period.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claude Autant-Lara
  • Script: Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost
  • Cinematographer: Jacques Natteau
  • Cast: Laurent Terzieff (Zan Fransoa Kordije), Horst Frank (Adler), Mica Orlovic (Major), Marijan Lovric (Kapetan), Suzanne Flon (Kordijeova majka), Ivo Jaksic (Iguman u manastiru), Vladeta Dragutinovic (Stajn), Petar Banicevic (Rober), Jovan Gec (General u zatvoru), Zoran Milosavljevic (Zarobljeni partizan), Zvonko Jovcic (Pukovnik), Aleksandar Stojkovic (Kapetanov posilni), Ljubisa Jocic (Mil), Milivoje Popovic-Mavid (Advokat), Slobodan Simic (Predsednik suda), Radmilo Curcic (Vodnik), Dusan 'Krcun' Djordjevic (Kordijeov otac), Bekim Fehmiu (Cuvar u cekaonici), Dusan Golumbovski (Mladi zarobljeni partizan), Mihailo 'Misa' Janketic (Magacioner)
  • Country: France / Italy / Yugoslavia
  • Language: French / Serbo-Croatian / German
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 148 min

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