Army of Shadows (1969)

L'Armée des ombres

7.9 out of 10 · 1969 · 145 min · War, Drama, Thriller, History

Overview

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.

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

Cast

• Lino Ventura as Philippe Gerbier
• Paul Meurisse as Luc Jardie
• Jean-Pierre Cassel as Jean-François Jardie
• Simone Signoret as Mathilde
• Claude Mann as Claude Ullman / Le Masque
• Paul Crauchet as Félix Lepercq
• Christian Barbier as Guillaume Vermesch / Le Bison
• Alain Dekok as Legrain
• Alain Libolt as Paul Dounat
• Jean-Marie Robain as Baron de La Ferté-Talloires
• Albert Michel as Gendarme
• Georges Sellier as Colonel Jarret du Plessis

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