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Women and War
In 1944, in a small village in Calvados, just as the Allies landed, a British plane was shot down. The wounded pilot seeks help. All the villagers, who speak only of resistance, refuse to help, for fear of reprisals. Only the mayor, Dr. Leproux, takes him in and nurses him back to health, then entrusts him to the Resistance. But the Germans get wind of the story and arrest Leproux. He is saved by Major Frantz. But the budding friendship between these two men "doesn't stop the drums", and the war is on.
| Release : | 1961 |
| Rating : | 6.7 |
| Studio : | |
| Crew : | Set Decoration, Director, |
| Cast : | Bernard Blier Lucile Saint-Simon Daniel Sorano Anne Doat Béatrice Bretty |
| Genre : | Drama War |
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That was an excellent one.
How sad is this?
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Another of these stories of the German Occupation which throve in the years following WW2.This one,in spite of Bernard Blier's presence ,has got nothing to recommend it;uninteresting characters ,poor script,turgid music,a spate of clichés (the doctor's daughter falling in love with the German M.O. ,and standing in great danger of being cropped by the angry crowd).Few works are worthwhile in Georges Lautner's essentially commercial career.However ,the following year ,when he directed "le septième juré" ,again featuring Bernard Blier as the lead,the two men pulled it off that time.
