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Army of Shadows (1969)

Betrayal. Loyalty. Collaboration. Resistance.

  • Drama
  • Thriller

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

Rating
7.9 / 10 (789 votes)
Release date
September 10, 1969
Runtime
2h 25m
Language
French
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Lino VenturaPhilippe Gerbier
  • Paul MeurisseLuc Jardie
  • Jean-Pierre CasselJean-François Jardie
  • Simone SignoretMathilde
  • Claude MannClaude Ullman / Le Masque
  • Paul CrauchetFélix Lepercq
  • Christian BarbierGuillaume Vermesch / Le Bison
  • Alain DekokLegrain
  • Alain LiboltPaul Dounat
  • Jean-Marie RobainBaron de La Ferté-Talloires
  • Albert MichelGendarme
  • Georges SellierColonel Jarret du Plessis

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