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Dec 4, 1988 · The Tenth Man. Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who, while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material possessions to another prisoner in exchange for his life when condemned to the firing squad.
The Tenth Man is a 1985 short novel by the British novelist Graham Greene . Background. In the introduction to the first edition of his novel, [1] Greene states that he had forgotten about this story until receiving a letter about it from a stranger in 1983.
When a mysterious man (Derek Jacobi) arrives claiming to be Chavel, the real Chavel must discover the man's true identity while preserving his own relationship with Therese.
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After willing his estate to another man's family in order to save his own life in a German prison, Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins) returns to his erstwhile home in disguise, where he meets Therese (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas), the sister of the man who died in his place.
Jan 1, 1985 · The Tenth Man (1985) is a short novel by the British novelist Graham Greene. The story begins in a prison in occupied France during the Second World War. It is decreed that one in every ten prisoners is to be executed; lots are drawn to decide who will die.
During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the victims, lawyer Chavel trades his place with another man in return for all his possessions.
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Apr 27, 2010 · This is the story of one man snatched off the streets of occupied Paris in 1941 & imprisioned by the Nazis. The Nazis did this, true enough. Shortly after finding himself in prison & no means of escape, a Nazi officer comes into the cell he shares with a number of other men similary plucked off the streets.
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Feb 1, 1998 · When Jean-Louis Chauvel, a French lawyer incarcerated in a German prison camp, is informed by his captors that three prisoners must die, he devises a plan for survival.
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Apr 5, 2022 · Featuring an introduction by the author and two other story ideas from his archives. When Jean-Louis Chauvel, a French lawyer incarcerated in a German prison camp, is informed by his captors that three prisoners must die, he devises a plan for survival.
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When Jean-Louis Chauvel, a French lawyer incarcerated in a German prison camp, is informed by his captors that three prisoners must die, he devises a plan for survival.
